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Ceramics For Sale
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Pair of Chinese Export Famille-Rose Enameled Covered Urns & Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Export Famille-Rose Enameled Covered Urns & Stands China, 20th Century A nice pair of intricately and vibrantly decorated famille-rose covered urns, would make bea...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Oribe Ware Tall Basket Vase Original Sealed Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, beautifully decorated large pottery/ceramic basket vase by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest art...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Lovely Antique Satsuma Lamp Vase Set with Cranes and Turtles, Japan 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration of cranes and turtles. With elephant handles. Both lamps are working! The additions are bronze Condition:...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Tea Set Monkeys Figure
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ovely Liu Hai porcelain statue. Condition: Overall condition A (Very Good), small chip. Size: 255mm high Period: 20th century Republic / Minguo (1912-1949).
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Miniature Yixing Teapot with Applied Floral Enamel Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage Chinese miniature teapot hand applied with enamel floral designs dating from the mid 20th century. The lightly potted teapot is of squat rounded shape with a loop hand...
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20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Yellow Porcelain Charger With Five-Clawed Dragon
Located in New York, NY
Chinese yellow porcelain decorative charger depicting a hand painted five-clawed dragon. The piece was made in China during the 1890s-1900s and is in great vintage condition with age...
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Verte Box/Tureen with Stand, Late Qing
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Famille Verte Box/Tureen with Stand, Late Qing China 1900-1910 A colorful example decorated with Phoenix birds in floral landscape unmarked. Complete with carved ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Mid 20th Century Hand Painted Porcelain Japanese Framed Wall Art - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Asian Japanese style framed porcelain tiles, unbranded. fine porcelain, hand painted with a multi-color scene of a Japanese village, presented in black painted wood frames ...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Brass

15th Century, Hoi an, Vietnamese Blue and White Ceramic Fish Ink Holder
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Hoi An Vietnamese blue and white ink holder in the form of fish. Hoi An Vietnamese ceramic wares made in 14th-15th century. The Hoi An ceramics were excavat...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Asian Signed Glazed Pottery Ceramic Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Yunomi Teacup
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese yunomi teacup featuring a muted green glaze with a white overlay and subtle shifts in color and texture. The work glows in the light. This little gem came from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics - a collection like no other we have seen before. The yunomi teacup has a somewhat Wabi-Sabi feel and appearance to it. Signed by the maker/artist on the base. Would be a great addition to any Asian or Japanese pottery/ceramics collection...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Large Important Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Urn with Foo Dog
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Important Japanese Meiji Satsuma Covered Urn with Foo Dog. Large impressive Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma porcelain covered urn...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Meiji Kyo-Ware Porcelain 'Tsubo' Vase by Kanzan Denshichi 幹山伝七
By Kanzan Denshichi 幹山伝七
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Tall and exceptionally made Kyo-ware porcelain jar (tsubo) with a naturalistically relief design of a coral-coloured net stretched around the body. On the shoulder hangs a beautifully draped red...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Shigaraki Jar for Ikebana by Shiho Kanzaki
By Shiho Kanzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Shigaraki stoneware jar by Japanese potter Shino Kanzaki (1942-2018). Kanzaki is a world renowned potter in Shigaraki who based his modern work on the ancient tradition of Shigaraki and Iga ware...
Category

20th Century Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pottery Guardian Ancestor Roof Tile Qing Figure on Horse
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic piece. Wonderfully glazed and colored work of a seated man with brightly colored robes riding a mythical galloping horse. We believe this is Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Sumidagawa Signed Pottery Moon Flask Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese Sumidagawa pottery moon flask vase. Decorated to both sides. One side has a man playing a shinobue flute and a child dan...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Blue Ground Japanese Satsuma Vases
Located in Norwood, NJ
These are a very good quality pair of earthenware Japanese Satsuma vases, beautifully hand decorated and from the Meiji period, circa 1880. The vases...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Large Chinese Porcelain Five Dragon Meiping Vase, Modern, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerful Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain "Five Dragon" meiping vase, modern, China. The oversized vase of traditional meiping form, with a splayed foot supporting a baluster shaped body with high shoulders, short, narrow neck, and rolled mouth rim. The large vase decorated with five dragons molded in relief. Their bodies painted in vibrant overglaze famille rose enamels of reds, greens, yellows and turquoise. The dragons portrayed dancing in the sky among flames and clouds. Their bodies twisting and writhing, claws extended, tails coiled, some with mouths open in triumphant roars. The main dragon in red, and portrayed to more directly face the viewer. The dragons dance against a white ground sky. The blank sky broken up by overglaze red painted stylized clouds and flames. The foot decorated with a band of crashing waves. A stylized lotus blossom surrounds the base of the neck. The neck with a band of scrolling flowers and vines against a yellow ground. The underside of the large vase with an apocryphal "Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi...
Category

Early 2000s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese green glazed pottery jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Oriental Ceramic Vase with Ladies in the Garden Design
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage oriental Chinese export ceramic vase. The hand-painted vase depicts a scene of Three Asian women enjoying their time in a beautiful ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

12th Century Song Jarlet with Deep Brown Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Song jarlet with deep brown glaze, 12th century. This small piece is all about purity of form, enhanced by the rich color of its glaze, which has a subtle crackle. The glaze, which covers almost the entire piece except for the very edge of its foot, looks like melted chocolate poured over...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Ceramic Statuette Representing Immortal Li Tieguai Yellow Blue China 19thCentury
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Ceramic statuette from Shiwan partially glazed in yellow and blue representing Li Tieguai standing leaning on a stick, his hat behind his back. Under the foot is still the piece o...
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Large Pair of Multicolored Glazed Terra Cotta Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of multicolored vintage glazed terra cotta Chinese foo dogs. These very imposing foo lions will look good in multiple settings inside or out.
Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Aqua Vase with Embedded Floral Design and Wrapped in Bamboo Weaving
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Japanese Aqua Vase with Embedded Floral Design and with Wrapped in Bamboo Weaving Japanese small Vase with embedded Floral Design and with wrapped Bamboo...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Vase with Delicate Hand Painted Floral Spray on Neutral Ground-Japan, early 20th
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese porcelain vase delicately hand painted on an craquelure oatmeal colored ground. The brightly colored design is of prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and several roosters all ou...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Large Ceramic Vases 1980´s
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese Ceramic vases Beautiful pieces for decor of living room or main reception area. Beautiful Coral and green design and flowers and fishes . Sizes 40x36 cm / 15.74 x 14.17 inc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Satsuma Ginger Jar Vase, circa Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful small Japanese Satsuma ginger jar vase, circa early-20th century, Japan. Colors include cream, copper, green, blue, white, black, orange...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Ed K Higa Signed Hawaiian Artist Mid-Century Studio Pottery Sculpture Raku Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and gorgeously designed and glazed bowl by Hawain potter/artist Ed K Higa (initially we thought this bowl was by Charles Higa, also a Hawaiin ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair traditional japanese imari bulbous form porcelain vases of generous proportions, now converted to a pair of electric Table Lamps, complete with ormolu stepped circular ...
Category

19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ormolu

Blue Dragon Motif Altar Vase on Black Ground, Found in Vietnamese Temple
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Vietnamese blue dragon motif contemporary altar vase found in a temple. Charming our eyes with its black ground highlighting the beauty of its blue dragon motif, this large altar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wond...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Otafuku, What Is Not to Love about a Smile like This ? !
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Otafuku - So, what is Not To Love About a Smile Like This ? ! Meet Otafuku ! She is known for her Generosity, Kindness, and Goodwill in Japan. She is a mythical figure who is...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Clay

16th Century Chinese Pottery Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ming dynasty pottery figure of a standing woman, likely from the Suzhou region. This is a small figure with a lot of personality, rendered in crea...
Category

16th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Pottery Bottle 1860s-1900s/Flower Vase Wabisabi Jar Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese sake bottle. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of ceramic and covered with paper. It is slightly cracked and reinforced with paper. The pa...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Paper

Lovely 19c Antique Meiji Period Japanese Ginbari Bronze Cloisonne Vase
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Lovely and beautifully made piece. With a stunning scene of a crane Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surfa...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Small 20th Century Japanese Millefleur Satsuma Vase with Shimazu Crest
Located in Hamburg, DE
A round vase decorated with various flowers, colorful chrysanthemum-filled ground emulating the Chinese style of porcelain known as mille fleur. Each leaf and detail with a fine gold...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Chinese Sang de Boeuf Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large 19th Century Chinese Sang de Boeuf vase of baluster form. The name ‘sang de boeuf’ refers to the color of the vase, which is Fre...
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

Tang Dynasty Style Amber Glazed Bowl, Splash Decoration, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Extraordinary Tang Dynasty style bowl - wheel thrown - large size - artful slip splashed decoration to the interior and the outside walls - a rich amber glaze covers the entire body ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Tang Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Qing Large Craquel Glazed Porcelain Lidded Jar with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large antique Chinese Qing porcelain jar and cover hand painted with birds amidst flowering shrubs dating from the 19th century. The large rounded bulbous jar stands raised on a ro...
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Meiji period Japanese Satsuma Pied de Stal Vase holder
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece. A superb blue and white porcelain Dish bowl, with a leaf pattern. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii's specialty is the technique of drawing a mount...
Category

20th Century Japanese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Mid-Century Japanese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage, rosewood carved foo dogs from Japan. Excellent condition and patina; makes a fun decor item in any room!
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Rosewood

Yuan Dynasty, Antique Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Covered Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese green glazed pottery covered jar. Age: China, Yuan Dynasty, A.D. 1271 - 1368 Size: height 35 cm / width 25 cm. Condition: Wel...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

1960's Yellow/Green Japanese chinoiserie Ceramic Vase
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Japanese chinoiserie style table vase, unbranded. Hand painted ceramic with a Japanese chinoiserie design of foliate, floral & birds in colorful shades of yellow, green, blue, pink, purple, white & black colors, and a tapered urn shape with short round neck. Hand painted in Japan...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Paint, Ceramic

Small Japanese Satsuma Incense Burner, Koro, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese Satsuma stoneware incense burner, koro, Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan. The koro of square shape with curved sides, supported by four shaped and splayed le...
Category

1890s Antique Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ Charger, Attributed to Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ charger, attributed to Fukagawa. Showa Period (1926-1989) A later example of one of the rarest patterns in Japanese Imar...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Pair Jun-Ware Liver Red Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and attractive pair Chinese Qing Jun-ware Foo dogs decorated in liver red glazes and dating from around 1850. The porcelain dogs are heavily made and stand raised on rectangul...
Category

1850s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Pottery Owl
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-829 Japanese hand made and decorated large whimsical pottery owl.  
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Umi Raku Pottery Vase - Obvara - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Umi (海) - (n) sea Our Umi vase is named so because at first glance it looks like part of a coral, further evoking the sense of being at sea, exploring interesting life underwater. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Copper

8 Piece Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Chawan Tea Bowl & Cover Set in Original Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box. All bowls signed/marked on the base. Likely from the Showa pe...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Okinawa Ceramic Showa Period Awamori Sake Pottery Dachibin Hip Flask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand painted and decorated traditional Okinawan ceramic awamori/sake flask, also known as a dachibin. These handcrafted pieces were originally designed to be carried and worn against the hip, hence the curved shape. This piece is from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics and pottery works - a collection like no other we have seen. We believe this flask is from the early to mid-1900s. Would be a great addition to any Japanese ceramics...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Asian Glazed Urn with Motives of Dragons
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is a wonderfully designed urn with motives of two dragons. The dragons has inlaid glass eyes and all relief is deep and gives a three dimensional look. The colors goes in beige and brown. It can be used just as a decoirative object or as a urn for a large plant...
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figures of Guan Yin and Lion
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed pottery figures / sculptures of Guan Yin and Lion on Wood Bases Chinese sancai glazed figures of Guan Yin and lion are a type of ceramic artwork that originated in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). "Sancai" means "three colors" in Chinese, and refers to the use of three distinct colors of glaze (usually green, yellow, and white) in the creation of these figures. Guan Yin is a Chinese bodhisattva associated with compassion and mercy, and is often depicted holding a vase of healing elixir or a willow branch. The lion, on the other hand, is a symbol of power and strength, and is often used as a guardian figure in Chinese mythology. The combination of Guan Yin and lion in a single artwork is significant, as it represents the union of mercy and power, a common theme in Buddhist and Taoist philosophy. Sancai glazed figures of Guan Yin and lion are highly valued by collectors and art enthusiasts due to their intricate design and rich history. They are often displayed in museums and galleries around the world, and are considered important cultural artifacts...
Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Polychrome Plates, a Pair
Located in Clearwater, FL
A pair of Tongzhi Period (1862-1874) Chinese polychrome plates. Dated on the reverse 1873. Beautiful muted colors in these plates. With wall hangers.
Category

1870s Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Polystyrene

Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Brown Glazed Pottery Granary Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese pottery brown glazed granary jar, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs in the shape of bears. Age: China, Han Dynasty...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Sake Bottle Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, perfectly shaped and balanced antique Bizen ware shibui sake bottle (tokkuri) vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a unique natural, wonderfully textured organic forming ash glaze. Kaneshige is universally considered to be the founder of modern Bizen pottery. In 1956, Kaneshige was certified as a Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) for his work in Bizen Ware pottery/ceramics. Bizen Ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Bizen province, presently a part of the Okayama prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Japanese Kilns (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Shigaraki ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware). The piece is signed/ sealed on the base with one of Kaneshige's traditional incised marks. A rather striking and engaging work. One of the best Kaneshige works we have come across. Scarce and hard to find in such an excellent condition. Would be a fantastic addition to any Japanese/Asian pottery or Bizen Ware collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting. Kaneshige's work can be found in numerous prominent collections and museums including: Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto, Japan Brooklyn Museum, NY Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan Honolulu Art Museum, HI Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama, Japan Indiana Art...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Chawan Teabowl, Edo Period
Located in Stockholm, SE
A well made Japanese Chawan. Earthenware glazed in yellow and turquoise colours. Some chips on the upper edge. On the bottom there is an old marking, ...
Category

18th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Meiji Period 19thC Japanese Arita Nabeshima Wisteria Dish/Bowl Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice artifact with beautiful painting of Wisteria with butterflies. The colors are amazing. Large piece, with matching storage box. Condition Perfect condition. Size 270x83...
Category

19th Century Japanese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Jomon Pottery Deep Bowl /Antique Japanese vase/c. 14, 000–300 BC/Wabi-sabi
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
It is a deep bowl-shaped Jomon pottery with a flat bottom, a cylindrical body, and a slightly open rim. The rim is pasted with decorations made of thin c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese Famille Rose Millefleurs Vase
Located in Kensington, CT
Lovely Chinese Famille Rose Millefleurs porcelain vase. Late Qing Dynasty to Republican Period. Baluster form with all over polychrome enamel flor...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique, New and Vintage Asian Ceramics

With their rich and diverse history, antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics offer colorful and sophisticated ways to add flair to any space.

Japanese pottery dates back at least 13,000 years to the Jōmon period. Pieces from the Late Jōmon era display a rope-cord pattern encircling a pot or jug. During the Muromachi period, potters created simple bowls and utensils frequently used in tea ceremonies and were made as both functional and aesthetic objects.

Ceramics made during Japan’s Meiji period, from 1868 to 1912, reflected an explosion of artistic expression propelled by new access to international trade. Details became more intricate and refined, and colors were enhanced with new glazing practices.

Chinese porcelain, meanwhile, is often identified by its shape. Each reign and dynasty had specific shapes and styles that were encouraged by the imperial ruler. During the Song dynasty, for instance, there were four dominant types of ceramic vase shapes: plum-shaped, pear-shaped, cong-shaped (tall and square) and double-gourd.

Chinese ceramics that were made during the Qing dynasty were demonstrative of an expanded artistic expression, with more delicate shapes and a focus on intricate detailing. The shapes of ceramics from this era are thinner, taller and have subtle features like a gentle flare, such as on the mallet-shaped vase.

Later, the 17th- and 18th-century interior design trend of chinoiserie brought Asian paintings and screens, textiles and other art and furniture from the continent into many European homes.

Explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics on 1stDibs to find the perfect piece for your home.

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