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Ceramics For Sale
Large Canton Famille Rose Circular Punch Bowl Chinese
Located in Firenze, IT
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Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
19th century.
Painted with continu...
Category
1890s Chinese Victorian Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Raaquu Tori Raku Ceramic Bird Figurine Mini Sculpture - White Crackle
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This decorative bird figurine could sit pretty on your work desk, mantle, countertop, or console table, adding an air of nature inside your home. This chirpy piece just oozes a free ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Koban Raku Pottery Vase with Water Tube - Full Copper Matte - Handmade Ceramic
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Koban (小判) - (n) oval
NEW AND IMPROVED : This vase comes with a waterproof tube insert for fresh flowers and cuttings. Insert width is 2cm/0.8 inches wide
The Koban vase is a class...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
large Chinese blue and white porcelain cover jar
Located in New York, NY
decorated with dragon motif
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Porcelain Ribbed Vase with Willow Ware Pattern
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of the fa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Tenmoku Kaki And Nuka Glaze Vase With Original Signed Branded Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki finger wipe decoration and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Located in Vienna, AT
Very decorative, hand painted, Chinese snuff bottle, made from porcelain, circa 1940s.
The bottle has a narrow neck with a cone shaped stopper.
The main decoration is hand painted.
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Porcelain Hand Painted Figure of a Cockerel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique Chinese Qing hand painted porcelain figure of a cockerel, possibly Kangxi or later. The cockerel sits on a flat base with a raised head and with tucked in wings an...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Pheasant With Ormolu Mounts, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain model of a pheasant mounted on an ormolu stand.
The elegant bird is portrayed perched on a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 18th c Kangxi Imari Barber Surgeon Basin Ca 1710 China Porcelain Chinese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Important Nobility Barber Surgeon Basin for Bleeding & shaving much more Chinese export porcelain, Imari, Kangxi period (ca 1710), with a very rich flower decoration. A barber in the...
Category
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Kangxi Blue Ginger Jar with Phoenix & Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain ginger jar.
With a white ground and blue decoration.
With a depiction of a Chinese phoenix (Fènghuáng, 鳳凰) amongst the clouds, along with de...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Annamese 19th Century Storage Vessel with Green and Blue Glazed Effects
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Annamese ceramic storage vessel from the 19th century, with blue and green glaze and loop handles. Created during the 19th century, this la...
Category
19th Century Vietnamese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Tripod Censer
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Japanese Meiji period Satsuma tripod censer with a foo dog finial.
wonderful painting quality.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Goryeo Celadon Glazed Sangam Inlaid Bowl, 12th/13th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean celadon glazed stoneware bowl with white and black sangam inlay, Goryeo Dynasty, 12th - 13th century, Korea.
The celadon glazed stoneware bowl of generous propor...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Dokutsu & Umi Raku Pottery Vase, Half Copper Matte, Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
You get :
Measures: 2 Units of Dokutsu Vase ( 4.7" x 4.7" x 2.5" )
1 Unit of Umi Vase ( 4.7" x 4.7" x 2.5" )
The Dokutsu Vase displays a modern style with its hollowed center....
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Pair of Encre de Chine Plates, 18 Century Qianlong Period
Located in Norton, MA
The plates are decorated with ink-black enamel of an angel riding in a carriage in the clouds. Gilt on the mouth rim.
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Celadon Glazed Small Circular Porcelain Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese small celadon glazed porcelain bowl dating from the early Ming dynasty or earlier. The finely made bowl, of slight irregular shape, stands on a small round ung...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Prunus Vase, Now as a Lamp
Early 20th Century, China
Dimensions: Height: 24 in Diameter: 7 in
Bring home this beautifully crafted Chinese E...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Turquoise Glazed Mythical Beast, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and absolutely charming Chinese porcelain turquoise glazed mythical beast, possibly a qilin or a pixiu, very late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The strange figure is ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Very unique tall Japanese vase with abstract pattern in a variety of brown tones. The deepest brown glaze is raised, giving the vase a wonderful tac...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Open Vegetable Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain open vegetable bowl or dish.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village to the top of the l...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shiko Shikou Munakata Rare Signed Japanese Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare, wonderfully designed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master woodblock printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) who is widely considered to be the most important Japanese visual artist of the 20th century and the Pablo Picasso of Japan. This hand-painted work clearly illustrates Munakata's whimsical side as it is of a Koma - a child's spinning top toy. Very few examples of Munakata's work in ceramics exist still today.
The work is signed by Munakata on the base as well as the original wood protective storage box (his seal can also be seen faintly in the lower-left corner).
The bowl has a small kintsugi or "golden joinery" repair - the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold - on the inside. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
Munakata who is often compared to Picasso was primarily associated with and a principal figure in both the Sosaku-Hanga (which stressed the artist as the sole creator ) and the Mingei (folk art) movements. His many accolades and awards include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by the Grand Prix Award at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970. In 1960 after returning from a year abroad exhibiting his work in the United States, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed upon him the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. He also received a Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun culture prize in 1965.
Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including:
The Britsih Museum, UK
The Chicago Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC
Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
And his own museum The Munakata Shiko...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Republic Period Barrel Shaped Porcelain Jar & Lid - China - Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Republic Period porcelain jar and lid - garden stool form - hand painted with butterflies, flowers, scrolls and script - signed (red ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ki Christmas Tree Decorative Tealing & Candle Cover, Large - Full Copper Matte
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This Christmas, add a spark of color or snow white to your celebration with our Ki Christmas tree décor ornament. Shaped in the form of an abstract Christmas tree, this ornament can ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Qing Yellow Glazed Pottery Cockerel Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and stylish Chinese Qing pottery figure of a cockerel dating from the 19th or early 20th century. The hollow lightly potted figure is very finely detailed and portrays the c...
Category
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
Japanese Handmade Ceramic Pottery Textured Chawan Yunomi Tea Ceremony Cup Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderfully made and designed Japanese Chawan or Yunomi tea cup. Great texture and color.
Likely Mid-20th Century Showa period but could be older.
Fine craftsmanship. Very attracti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Chinese Qing Pair Framed Armorial Famille Rose Porcelain Tiles
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual pair antique Chinese Qing porcelain famille rose tiles with armorial styled decoration dating from the 19th century. The tiles of rectangular form are mounted within blac...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pre-Order Raku 13.5in Large Oval Vase, Smoked Raku, Ceramic Pottery Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
The Large Raku fired vase centerpiece Series by RAAQUU.
The Oval Vase is a tall, teardrop-shaped design best for adding a touch of elegance and intrigue to an interior space. Made using the Raku technique, it easily becomes a great conversation starter.
Each RAAQUU Art Series Pre-Order comes with its own unique serial number. We ship RAAQUU Art Series Pre-Order pieces between 2 - 4 weeks from placement of order. Once your piece is completed, pictures will be provided to you prior to shipment.
Important: The final product will be similar to the example picture shown but it will not be the same due to the Raku firing technique.
Dimensions: Large Oval Vase...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Pair 19th Century Chinese Glazed Pickling Jars.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair 19th Century Chinese Glazed Pickling Jars.
Each of these glazed ceramic jars have small, hemmed openings, linear striations pressed in the upper shoulders and a circular stamp....
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Hana R Mini Vase Raku Ceramic, Obvara, Handmade Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hana R ~ 花 Flower.
Our Hana R mini raku vase is the most geometric and edgy designs in our series. Its needle like shape creates a slip and faceted surface that stands out. Each pi...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Globe Vase S/N0000781 Centerpiece Art Series
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. This Globe Vase is a round, capacious piece produced using the Raku technique, resulting in a beauti...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Gen Kozuru Signed Japanese Agano Yaki Ware Pottery Vase with Signed & Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed (note the intricate hand created repeated pattern detail), quite large and heavy Mingei Agano Yaki ware pottery vase by Japanese artist Gen Kozuru (1938- ).
...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
18th Century Imari Blue and White Round Scalloped Japanese Oversized Platter
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This large, beautiful and bold blue and white platter is Japanese Imari from the Edo period (18th century). This impressive early porcelain Imari ware is saturated in rich cobalt blue underglaze hand painted in an unusual cross pattern. It features four round medallions of lotus flowers and landscape vinettes and finishes in blue rimmed scalloped edges. A hand painted leaf design is repeated on the underside.
Condition: Very good condition especially for it's age. One tiny chip is touched up. Nice wear and firing stilt marks on back.
Measurements: 16" diameter x 2" depth
Weight: 6 lbs.
Experience and expertise - Clune Art And Antiques Studio.
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Zen Raku Pottery Vase - Obvara - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Zen (禅)
Our Zen Vase is aptly named for its wide circular shape, exuding a sense of ease and peace. Its soothing curves evokes the shape of planet earth. Lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
19th Century Japanese Porcelain Imari Plate with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white tree, foliage and butterfly décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this Imari porce...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese hand-painted porcelain plate from the 19th century, with blue and white tree and foliage décor. Created in Japan during the 19th centur...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Foo Dog Hand Carved Bamboo Gilded, 19th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hand carved bamboo Foo or Lion Dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the 19th Century Qing period.
T...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Bamboo
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Oval Vase S/N0000615 Centerpiece Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. The Oval Vase is a tall, teardrop-shaped design best for adding a touch of elegance and intrigue to ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Pre-Order Raaquu Raku Pottery Large Oval XL 14" Ceramic Vase - H.C Matte
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
THIS IS A PRE-ORDER
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. The Oval XL Vase is a tall, teardrop-shaped design best for adding a touch of e...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Pair of Vintage Export Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jars
Located in Sheffield, MA
2 similar vintage Chinese ceramic ginger jars in traditional cobalt blue and white with a centered character symbolizing “LUCK”. The jars are topped with a lid, varying slightly in ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Jar
This large antique Chinese urn/jar has six small handles and a shiny green surface. Its sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Small Vintage Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar
Located in Sheffield, MA
A vintage Chinese ceramic ginger jar in traditional cobalt blue and white with a centered character symbolizing “LUCK”. The jar is topped with a lid,
A second similar slightly smal...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Showa Period Pale Blue Cloisonné Vase by Tamura
By Tamura
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Japanese cloisonne enamel vase by Tamura
This large high shouldered vase has a single stylized blossom against a spray of foliage within scalloped borders in shades of turqu...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Ki Christmas Tree Decorative Tealing & Candle Cover, Large - White Crackle
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This Christmas, add a spark of color or snow white to your celebration with our Ki Christmas tree décor ornament. Shaped in the form of an abstract Christmas tree, this ornament can ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
19th Century South-Eastern Martaban Water Jar with Dragon Motifs and Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
A South Eastern 19th century Martaban water jar with dragon motifs and petite handles. Used as a storage vessel to ship food and water, this Martaban jar charms our eyes with its nic...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bicone Vase by U-Turn Ushiro
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Bicone vase by U-Turn Ushiro.
It is baked for several days in an anagama (a kiln that burns firewood).
It is shaped vertically symmetrically. The copper contained in the clay blows out on the surface, and reddish-black spots can be seen partially. It is a work where you can see various reactions of various ingredients.
U-Turn Ushiro
While working at the fire station...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Ceramic Tile Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional tile all hand-painted and glazed with beautiful scenery of birds flying between colorful vines and flowers on a cream color background. Could hang on the wall.
Great obj...
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Column Vase Holder Oriental Hollywood Regency Ceramic 1970's
Located in Taranto, IT
Oriental Vase Holder Column Hollywood Regency Ceramic 1970's.
All-ceramic vase holder column in Hollywood Regency key.
Height 26cm
Depth 11 cm
Width 27 cm
The item is in good...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Banko Ware Art Deco Crested Bird Mounted Pottery Hatpin Holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unusual Art Deco Japanese Banko Ware pottery hatpin holder mounted with a large crested bird and dating from around 1920. The earthe...
Category
1920s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Jun Ware Blue and Red Hares Fur Glazed Art Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with blue over red hares fur glazes and dating from the latter 19th or 20th century. Th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang ” Quadrangular Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Famille-rose 'wu shuang ' quadrangular vase
A pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Wu Shuang Pu” quadrangular vases
20th Century,
Of typical form decorated with various characters from th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Very Fine & Large 19th C. Enamelled Chinese Canton Porcelain Basin / Punchbowl
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large 19th century Chinese `Famille-Verte' Canton porcelain basin / punchbowl, decorated overall with hand painted enamels depicting courtly figures, surrounded by images of birds ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Maitland Smith Blue and White Large Porcelain Bowl in Floral Pattern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Maitland Smith large decorative blue and white porcelain bowl with brass rim.
Thai Hand-painted porcelain bowl with floral motifs, blue and white with brass rings running the circumference of the bottom and the top. Vintage Maitland Smith Blue & White Porcelain Thai Celadon Bowl.
A large Thai hand-painted blue and white porcelain bowl from the late 20th century with floral motifs.
Though this blue decorative jar was inspired by centuries-old designs, it has a surprisingly contemporary feel.
Created in Thailand, this porcelain covered bowl...
Category
20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Ginger Jar with 'Hehe Erxian' Pattern, Early Qing Dynasty(17-18th century)
Located in seoul, KR
The Hehe Erxian (和合二仙, Ho Ho Erh Hsien), Taoist immortals known for symbolizing harmony and union, are vividly depicted on this blue and white porcelain jar. Within the central medal...
Category
17th Century Hong Kong Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, 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
Hana F Mini Vase Raku Ceramic, Obvara, Handmade Home Decor Gift
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hana F ~ 花 Flower
Our Hana F mini raku vase is clay representation of a tulip flower. Two overlapping petals form the body of this mini vase. This vase makes for an adorable gift o...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
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.