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Ceramics For Sale
Antique 19" Japanese Meiji Imari Gilt Porcelain Charger Six Immortal Poets 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine and monumental 19" Japanese Meiji period gilt Imari charger, circa 1890.
This very impressive & unusual charger depicts six immortal poets or scribes set in a landscape surround by calligraphy scrolls and writing paraphernalia and tables with scholarly objects and teapots, to the center is a screen emblazoned with a Hoho phoenix type bird, the scene is contained in a geometric black border. The ground is fully gilt and decorated with an all-over repeating poly-chrome pattern, the rear of the charger is also finely hand-painted with four Japanese Mon devices and four floral panels.
Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, this very beautiful and rare antique Imari charger...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century French Victorian Enameled Cast Iron Footed Radiator Cover
Located in Sofia, BG
20th Century green and white enamelled cast iron radiator cover with opening access doors to the front and sides.
Very good condition and no r...
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of Graduated Turquoise Porcelain Foo Dogs. Chinese Circa 1880
Located in Ixelles, BE
Chinese turquoise-colored porcelain foo dogs from circa 1880 are exquisite examples of traditional Chinese ceramic art. Foo dogs, also known as guardian lions or temple lions, are ic...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair 18 C. Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Famille Verte Fish-Roe Ground Dragon Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Highly Rare Pair of 18th Century Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Sleeve Form Famille Verte and Fish-Roe Ground Five-Claw Imperial Motif Dragon Vases. Of slender Sleeve form wit...
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Small Round Vase with dot painting by Scarlet Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a vase made by the Japanese ceramic artist unit "Scarlet Pottery."
It is a piece of pottery made using Amakusa pottery stone.
Amakusa pottery stone is famous as the raw mater...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Japanese Imari Charger, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Japanese Imari Charger, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Description:
The central double hou-ou bird in cobalt surrounded by shaped cartouches within a cob...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Korean Mishma Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Hori-Mishima Chawan (tea bowl) circa 16th-17th century (Joseon Dynasty). The tea bowl is of an upright conical form supported by a high foot ring. It was decorated with incised brushwood fence patterns filled with white slip on both the interior and exterior surface. These dominant motifs were spaced by three encircling double lines. Seven chrysanthemum flowers (inka) were stamped on the lower interior surrounding a swirling tea well on the bottom. There are six spur marks known as Meato in Japanese on the interior bottom and a pointy spot in the center of the foot ring known as Tokin. Two crack lines were historically repaired by superb Kintsugi, adding a mysterious wabi-sabi appeal to the piece.
The Hori-Mishima bowl was also known as Gohon Mishima. It was made in Bushan Kilns of the Southern Gyeongsang Province specifically for the Japanese market in the 16th-17th century, when the tea ceremonies in Japan demanded such ware. The bowl comes with a purple fabric pouch...
Category
17th Century Korean Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs or Foo Lions.
Stunning antique Chinese foo dogs or foo lions which date to the 1920's. This unusual pair of Chinese export foo dogs with ex...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Dish Blue & White porcelain, Tianqi or Chongzhen Circa 1620-1644
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain dish, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen c.1620-1640
The dish is fairly thickly potted with a fai...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Barber Dish, Qianlong Period
Located in Bilzen, BE
Mid 18th century blue/white barber porcelain dish from the Qianlong period
No repairs
26 x 29.5 cm
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Hana L Mini Vase Raku Ceramic - Half Copper Matte - Handmade Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hana L ~ 花 Flower
Our Hana L mini raku vase represents a miniature urn with a bulbous top tapers slenderly to a smaller base. This vase makes for an adorable gift or a tabletop dec...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Korean Inlaid Celadon Ceramic Oil Bottle, Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Korean inlaid celadon oil bottle, squat globular shape with narrow neck and mouth having an impressed rope pattern revealed in white slip , on the shoul...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
LARGE JAR Chinese Porcelain, Republic Period (1912-1949)
Located in Madrid, ES
LARGE JAR
Chinese porcelain, republic period (1912-1949)
polychrome, relief and gold decoration with plant motifs and fanastic animals.
Marked on the base with Chinese characters.
H...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Handcrafted Green Vase with Incised Floral and Butterfly Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese handcrafted green vase from the mid-20th century, with incised floral and bird decor. Created in China during the midcentury period, this vase features a dark green...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Japanese Tanuki, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Japanese Tanuki, Early 20th Century
Provenance:
Private South Australian Collection.
Description:
The rotund ceramic Tanuki depicted in typical fashion, with large testes and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
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
Chinese Qing Porcelain Brush Pot Painted with Figures and Seal Mark with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality Chinese Qing porcelain brush pot with wooden stand hand painted with children and lady and with Zhuanshu script mark to the base dating from the 19th century. The brus...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Large Green Lion Foo Dog, Glazed Chinese Ceramic, Early 20th
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous antique foo lion dog sculpture in green glazed ceramic. This outstanding object was hand-made in the early 1900s.
This fine quality ceramic scu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
This exceptional 1920s Japanese coffee service features 6 demitasse cups with accompanying, coffee pot, sugar bowl an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Butterfly & Gourd Containers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Used to store loose leaf tea, these small porcelain jars are decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign color...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Yama Raku Pottery Vase, Full Copper Matte, Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Yama ( 山 ) ~ (n) mountain
Our Yama vase has a wide bottom, tapered at the top with a narrow mouth – almost like a conical flask. Its shape also looks like a little mountain, hence i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Dogs, circa 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of turquoise glazed Chinese Foo dog statues- circa 1880. Foo dogs were actually lions, yet they resemble a Chow Chow and/or Shih Tzu (dog breeds) which led them to b...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Export Blue & White Canton Porcelain Reticulated Tray or Platter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export reticulated porcelain tray or platter.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue with a mountainous Chinese village with houses, mountains, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare Pair Kangxi Period (18th C) Chinese Porcelain Wucai Decorated Wall Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Rare Pair of Kangxi Period (18th Century) Chinese Porcelain Wucai Decorated Wall Vases/Fountains. Of pear shape, brightly enam...
Category
1710s Chinese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Black Lacquered Vinegar Pot with Sprout
Located in Somis, CA
This distinctive vinegar pot is from Shan Xi province, northern China, renowned for its exceptional aged vinegars. Exhibiting an unique form with a single small sprout. The rounded b...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
A Chinese Famille Verte Enameled Porcelain Charger, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The central field depicting two mythological feng-huang (phoenix's) encircling chrysanthemum blossoms & scrolling vines within a band of ruyi-heads, the cavetto rising to an iron red...
Category
1690s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green/blue glaze, which is less common than the distinctive green-glaze of Shiwan ware. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smoke...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Large Plate or Dish Blue & White Fish Pattern, Early 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful hand painted, blue and white Chinese porcelain large diameter dish or plate, which we date to the early 19th century period of the Qing dynasty.
The plate is w...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Wanli / Tianqi Ming Chinese Porcelain Kraak Chinese Taste Figural Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this new arrival and very happy with it. Late Ming period Kraak plate of exceptional quality in cobalt blue of larger size. In general the piece is already of high q...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely quality antique large Japanese imari plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique large Japanese imari plate, having a lovely quality antique large Japanese imari plate decorated with trees, leaves, flowers within shaped panels, hand painted...
Category
20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Coffee Cup & Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export porcelain coffee cup & saucer.
In a puce or purple Rose Mandarin variant.
Decorated in polychrome enamels with puce colored cells and embellishments throughout.
Depicting a scene with a woman and two children in a courtyard setting. (Perhaps a mother and her children...)
Simply a wonderful Chinese porcelain cup and...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Jian Ware Style Signed Haresfur Pottery Teabowl with Gilded Rim
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very impressive and stylish Chinese haresfur glazed pottery tea bowl in the Jian Ware style, signed to the base, and believe to date from the 20th century....
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Metal
20th Century Greyish Celadon Glazed Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A simple and elegant well shaped Celadon vase manufactured in China in the early 20th century, the vase is covered overall with a crackled grey celadon glaze. The glaze it's smooth a...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Celadon
Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Edo Pottery Hand Painted Tea Plate Tray With Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and beautifully hand painted tea ceremony tray/plate by esteemed Japanese artist and master potter Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743). Kenzan is widely considered to be...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Pair of Antique Chinese Export Famille Rose Canton Orange Ground Vases or Urns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Chinese export porcelain vases.
In the Rose Canton or Famille Rose style.
Decorated throughout with numerous cartouches of flowers and birds in a variety of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century.
Bencharong enamel decoration with Buddhist imagery on a black background. This porcelain jar and lid form having a raised foot rim and lotus bud on a disk lid finial are richly decorated in bright polychrome enamels in the style of the royal household ceramics favored by the nobility in eighteenth century Siam. This colorful style became known as “bencharong”, a term that derives from two Sanskrit words – panch (‘five’) and rong (‘colour’) and which relates to the number of colors used to decorate such porcelain. These jars and covers are decorated with typical Thai motifs. The sides are decorated with four Thepanom (Buddhist celestial beings) each wearing a broad necklace of petals and seated on a lotus within triangular cartouches that have a coral-red ground. Four Norasingh (mythical forest-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the hind-quarters of a lion and the tail and hoofs of a deer) against black back grounds filled with flaming purple kranok motifs. This design is framed by two floral bands top and bottom. The interior is a covered in a transparent glaze with unglazed lid edge and the gallery interior edge of the lid unglazed.
Condition: Excellent
Each measuring: 5 in. in diameter x 6 in. high (12.7 x 15.2cm)
Each weighing: 1 lb. 5.5 oz. (610g.)
20th century.
Provenance:
Dr. Philip Gould, New York, NY.
Millea Brothers, New Jersey
For similar examples see:
William Warren & Luca Invernizzi Tettoni, Arts and Crafts of Thailand, Chronicle Books, San Francisco 1994, p.33.
Bonhams New York, Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art, 17 Sep. 2014, lot 180 With the following notes: Bencharong porcelains...
Category
20th Century Thai Other Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Ceramic Tile Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional tile all hand-painted and glazed with beautiful scenery of colorful bird vines and flowers on a camel color background. All surrounding by very intricate border. Could ha...
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Peacock (Swatow) Plate ca. 1600
Located in Nottingham, GB
This breathtaking Chinese Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain plate, dating to circa 1600, is a stunning example of Swatow ware, renowned for its intricate designs and exceptional ...
Category
16th Century Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the first quarter of the 20th Century.
The vase has a good globular baluster shape. It has been well mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Satsuma Tripod Censer, Koro, Meiji period, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small and finely decorated Japanese Satsuma tripod incense burner (koro), signed Kyozan, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan.
The censer, koro, with a compressed body supported by t...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
A Japanese Imari Plate, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Japanese Imari Plate, 19th Century
Home decor, Interior design and collectibles.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimension: Height: 4.5cm Diameter: 30cm
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Ming Period Kraak Tokkuri Sake Bottles Kosometsuke Landscape Chinese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Excited and really happy to share these 2 pieces.
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Tokkuri (Sake Bottles)
Jingdezhen kilns, Early 17th century (Late Ming dynasty), made for...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Of Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Birds
Located in Essex, MA
A left and right each with red crop and curled tail standing on greenery.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Tsuri Raku Pottery Vase - Full Copper Matte - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Tsuri ( ツリー ) ~ (n) tree
Our Tsuri vase is based on the classic bottle shape but with a wider mouth at the top. It would definitely look great when put together with other RAAQUU B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Qing Dynasty Flambé Glazed Bottle Vase, Tianqiuping, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese monochrome red flambé glazed bottle vase, called a tianqiuping, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
The voluptuous body o...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shinsen Raku Pottery Vase - Smoked Raku - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Shinsen ( 新鮮 ) ~ (adj.) fresh
Our Shinsen Vase is circular, wide-lipped, and curved in all the right places, with a slightly smaller base. Best arranged together with other similar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Late Republic Period Bowl On Stand Decorated in Enamel Colors
Located in Hudson, NY
This nice medium-sized bowl has underglaze and overglaze painted details and was made circa 1945 to 1950. It is decorated in an asymmetrical pattern of prunus and chrysanthemums with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Hand Decorated Porcelain Ginger Jar, 20th
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar, hand painted all-over stylized foliate decoration with central double happy symbol, 20th century, beautiful object of art for dis...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Raaquu Hoseki Raku Pottery Vase, Obvara, Handmade Ceramic, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hoseki (宝石) ~ (n) gem
The Hoseki Vase is named “gem” in Japanese for its slightly angular shape. Wide-mouthed with a textured finish and soft edges, it adds a classy touch to any dé...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Set of Four Chinese Shiwan Pottery Immortal Deities
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of four Chinese Shiwan pottery figures depicting immortal gods or dieties. Beautifully glazed and made on a large scale with fascinating fac...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Kangxi Mark & period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White flower basket, Ca 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain blue and white plate, from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722.
The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lo...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Famille Rose Porcelain Charger
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique early 20th Century Chinese Export famille rose porcelain charger plate. Maker's mark on reverse. This lovely larger charger has gorgeous colors in the traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Melon Shape Yixing Teapot with Strainer, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Chinese Qing Yixing red clay melon shape teapot and cover with integral strainer dating from the 19th century. The teapot is of rounded melon shape with vertical partitio...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Large Vintage Minoyaki Kozan Gamma Op-Art Bowl, Showa Era, 1970's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A wild and fantastic vintage Japanese Minoyaki Kozan Gama scalloped rim porcelain bowl, Showa Era, circa 1970's, Japan.
The large and heavy porcelain bowl ...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Octagonal Famille Verte Floral Painted Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce Chinese Kangxi porcelain octagonal yen yen vase decorated with vases containing floral arrangements in the Famille Verte palette and ...
Category
1690s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Fish Plate Hand Made Blue 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a plate with a fish forme made in Japan.
This plate is all hand made and it was made around 1990 in Showa era.
The material is ceramic.
Dimension: 25 × 8.5 x H1.7 cm
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Japanese Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma ceramic lobed bowl with curved corners and embellished with a refined scene of daily life along a watercourse on the outside. The interior is adorne...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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.