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Ceramics For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 16th Century
19th Century Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Wash Bowl
Located in Savannah, GA
Very colorful and intricately patterned Rose Mandarin wash bowl featuring five storied vignettes with incredible detail. The border includes birds, roses and...
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Circa 1890s Japanese Signed Imari Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1890s signed Imari plate, Japanese. With reserves of white pine trees with their colorful Spring cones alternating with burnt orange cartouches with naturalistic motif.
8 7/16"...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Shiwan/Shekwan Mud Man Figurine Scholar c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese hand made mud man figurine, finely crafted and hand painted, of a standing elderly scholar dressed in a blue robe, holding a large lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Circa 1880 Scalloped Japanese Imari Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 scalloped Imari plate, Japanese. Hexagonal shape. Floral urn on stand central reserve. Well scalloped; cartouches with floral decoration. Underside chip.
9 5/8" x 9 1/4" x...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Exquisite Japanese Satsuma Vase.Signed by Rokuzan. Meiji period
Located in London, GB
A Exquisite Japanese Satsuma Vase.
Signed by Rokuzan.
Meiji period
of inverted baluster form, decorated with two main panels featuring two monkeys beneath a tree, Japanese immortals...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, 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
Antique 19thC Japanese Meiji Imari Blue & White Chintz Porcelain Plate Charger
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Japanese Imari porcelain plate charger dates to the Meiji period, circa 1880. It showcases a stunning blue and white chintz pattern with detailed floral and scrollwork m...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Blue and White Porcelain Charger Plate
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese porcelain charger plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white blooming tree, rocky formation and bird décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, th...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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 Japanese Oribe Style Ceramic Abura-Zara
Located in Point Richmond, CA
apanese Oribe style ceramic Abura-zara, an oil plate used to catch the drippings from a suspended oil dish in a lantern, simple flat circular form with slightly raised beaded edge an...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Round Antique Blue & White Canton Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Serving
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain serving bowl or tray.
In the Canton pattern.
Decorated in underglaze blue depicting a mountainous Chinese village. The background has houses...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Japanese Chinese Imari Porcelain Ormolu Table Lamps Blue Red Gilt
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair Traditional Japanese Imari circular form hand painted Porcelain Vases of quite generous proportions, now converted to a Pair of Electric Table Lamps. First half of the ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari Scalloped Chargers - a Pair
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of 19th-Century Japanese Meiji Period Imari porcelain chargers with hand painted floral decorations in the traditional Imari colors. These fine large plates have love...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Ceramic Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinese Tang Dynasty style Sancai glazed jar. This is a lovely example of Sancai glaze with the beautiful green, ocher and cream colors dripping down from the ocher rimand melding ov...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
A Fine Pair of Japanese Kutani Vases. The Best of Kutani, Satsuma.Signed. Meiji
Located in London, GB
A Fine pair of Japanese Kutani Vases. Signed.
Meiji period.
A very nice pair of Japanese Meiji Period (1867-1912) baluster shaped Kutani vases decorated with images of japanese ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
JAPANESE SATSUMA PROCESSIONAL VASE
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan. The vase with a compressed body ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Yoshidaya Saiko Kutani Ceramic Dish
By Yoshidaya
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Ao-Kutani stoneware dish with overglaze decoration in the shape of barbed quatrefoil shape from late Edo period, circa early mid-19th century. Around 1804, 100 years after Ko-Kutani (old-Kutani) ware disappeared abruptly after thriving from 1655-early 1700s, saiko-kutani (revived-kutani) was attempted by many kilns and several distinguished styles developed. Among them, Yoshidaya kiln attempted to revive the original style of Ko-Kutani known as Aote, which employed four dark colors: green, yellow, dark blue/black and aubergine to create bold and striking design. The Yoshidaya production was short-lived and lasted roughly from 1823-1831. This dish is likely dated from this period or shortly after. The overglaze design centered around a crouching tiger under a black bamboo grove in a deep green background, surrounded by luxuriant banana leaves in green and aubergine with black outlines. The base of a similar concentric barbed quatrefoil design is further decorated with black foliage outlines and marked with a square Fuku mark.
For a Yoshidaya dish with identical shape but different landscape decoration, see lot 79 of sale 6547 Christie's London. Important Japanese and Chinese Art...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair 19th Century Martaban Storage Jars
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a classic near pair of 19th century Japanese storage jars. The jars are decorated with a stylized mask, raised waves and mid-point carrying handles.
Both jars are in good used condition with great natural patina. The jars have a zen sensibility and would integrate into multiple interior designs from modern to Renaissance inspired. We have several other Japanese and Chinese antique storage jars...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Pair #2 Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair #2: Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots
China, Late 19th Century
This exceptional pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots, crafted in the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A covered flat top circular box with lid decoration in under glaze cobalt blue of a lotus blosso...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Zodiac Figure 'Snake'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Zodiac Figure 'Snake'
China, 19th Century
A rare 19th Century Chinese famille rose zodiac figure of the 'Snake,' representing a significant symbol in Chinese astrology...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Dragon chasing pearl, Qing Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the second half of the 19th Century, Qing period.
The vase has a g...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A globular form with concave depression on center of the flat lid, decorated with flower blossom on center sur...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Qing Blue & White Porcelain Box, Unsigned, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Qing Dynasty Blue & White porcelain box with cover - hand painted with the double happiness symbol to the top and meandering vines ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair, Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Rooster Decorated Dinner Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain plates showcases intricate hand-painted designs, featuring a rooster and garden scene surrounded by a richly decorated border. T...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Qing Porcelain Blue & White Landscape Altar Candle Holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An attractive antique Chinese altar candle holder decorated with a landscape and dating from around 1900. This stylish porcelain candle holder has a domed hollow base with an unglaze...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing 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 landscape and architecture décor. Created in Japan during the 1...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fencai Double Gourd Vase 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
A grand and splendid antique Chinese vase, crafted in the distinctive double gourd bottle form, showcases meticulous hand-painting in the vibrant fencai famille rose palette. The vas...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Imari Charger 16", Edo / Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and charming Japanese imari charger with Chinese boys, Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan.
The large porcelain charger measuring 16" in diameter features high, slo...
Category
1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A VERY LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA CHARGER SIGNED BY KYOKUZAN. Meiji Perid
Located in London, GB
A large Japanese Satsuma Charger signed by Kyokuzan.
Meiji Period.
Of a large size decorated with traders crossing a bridge. The majestic Mount Fu...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese Porcelain Charger finely Hand Painted, Meiji Period circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality, hand decorated Japanese porcelain charger, large plate or bowl with an Imari pattern, dating to the late 19th centur...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White "Grape Dish", Ming Dynasty, 16th Century, Jiajing Period
Located in Delft, NL
Large Chinese Blue and White "Grape Dish",
Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Period, 16th Century
Large blue and white "Grape Dish".
Ming dynasty (1368-1644),
Jiaj...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Large Heavy Banko Ware Ceramic Pottery Stoneware Vase, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully glaze stoneware Banko ware vase with beautifully detailed craftsmanship.
Banko ware pottery is thought to have originate...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Korean Buncheong Joseon Dynasty Antique Glazed Pottery Ceramic Wabi-Sabi Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully and sumptuously blue and white crackle glazed and colored, moon pot shaped, hand-decorated/painted Korean Buncheong porcelain vase. Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The vase...
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
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 floral, foliage and butterfly décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this Imari porcelain plate features a delicate blue and white décor...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese 19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Plate with Mountainous Landscape
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese porcelain plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white mountainous landscape and architecture décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this porcel...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Armorial Soup Plate from Marquis De Almendares Service, 1842
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Armorial Soup Plate from Marquis De Almendares Service, 1842
Made for the Cuban Marquis de Almendares Ignacio Herrera in 1842.
A rare example of Chinese Export porc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate fine detail, Mid-19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Cloisonné Charger or Large Plate / Dish that we date to the mid-19th century of the Qing dynasty, Circa 1970.
The Charger is circular on a low foot.
The decoration shows a large central 12-lobed flower head with further flowers and leaves off it, leading to a three section pattern with three mythical phoenix, all in many different coloured enamels against a deep red ground. The outer rim has a detailed plantain leaf border decoration.
The reverse has an unmarked green base with three roundel designs on the rim, all against a blue ground.
Overall a very decorative 19th C Qing period Chinese Plate.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Vase Urns Meiji Period 1868-1912
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of early Meiji period Satsuma heavy gauge earthenware Rouleau Japanese Vases of Museum quality and generous proportions. These beautiful Satsuma-ware vases were made du...
Category
19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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
Japanese Earthenware Meiji Period Satsuma Iris Vase by Ryuzan
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Iris Vase Painted by Ryuzan. The Japanese Satsuma vase of tall tapered form features a circular rolled foot rim, slightly pinched base with a tapered body and slightly bulbous opening. The vase is decorated with a central continuous band of bright iris flowers with various shades of green to the stems and beautiful violet petals. The central band is framed by greek key borders and honeycomb geometric patterns to the top and bottom. The vase is signed to the base Ryuzan 龍山 and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and the late 19th century circa 1895.
Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island.
Meiji Period was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people began to build a paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western countries and aesthetics. As a result of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound and it affected the social structure, politics, economy, military, and foreign relations across the board. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji and was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era.
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the fairs and took an active role organising how Japan’s culture was presented to the world including creating a semi-public company named Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha (First Industrial Manufacturing Company). The Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha was used to promote and commercialise exports of Japanese art and established the Hakurankai Jimukyoku (Exhibition Bureau) to maintain quality standards. For the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Japanese government created a Centennial Office and sent a special envoy to secure space for the 30,000 items that would be displayed. The Imperial Household also took an active interest in arts and crafts, commissioning works by select artists to be given as gifts for foreign dignitaries further emphasising the high quality and importance of Japanese art. Just before the end of the 19th century in 1890, the Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist to the Imperial Household) system was created to recognise distinguished artists. These artists were selected for their exceptionally high quality wares and talent in their own industry. Over a period of 54 years Seventy artists were appointed, amongst these were ceramicist Makuzu Kozan and cloisonné enamel artist...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese ceramic vase by the celebrated Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1880-1890s. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successfully mastered the new colors available from the west and used them to the best advantage in his work deeply rooted in Japanese aesthetics. The vase has an impressive size and was potted in the classic baluster form with an elegant proportion. The surface is decorated using a combination of techniques of low relief sculpturing...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Inoue Ryosai Sumida Gawa Japanese Pottery Character Jug, c.1900
By Inoue Ryosai
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and unusual Japanese Meiji period Sumida Gawa pottery character jug by renowned potter Inoue Ryosai I (Japanese, 1828 – 1899) dating from the 19th century.
Inoue Ryosai ...
Category
1880s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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
Meiji Period Japanese Igezara Transferware Plate with Phoenix and Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period Igezara transferware plate from the late 19th century, with phoenix and foliage motifs. Created in Japan during the Meiji era, this Igezara transferware plate...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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
Japanese Large porcelain Dish Imari-Arita Hand Painted signed Edo Period Ca 1810
By Arita
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful example of a Japanese, Arita- Imari porcelain large Dish or Platter with finely hand painted decoration, dating to the Edo period circa 1810.
This dish is v...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Large Antique Japanese Satsuma Vase., Signed by Kitamura. Meiji Era
Located in London, GB
A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BALUSTER VASE.
MEIJI PERIOD (1868 - 1912)
Signed by Kitamura
of hexagonal form, decorated with a scene of Japanese saints surrounded by attendants, ano...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Satsuma Japanese Meiji Pair Diamond Shaped Pottery Vases
By Satsuma
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and unusual pair antique Japanese Satsuma Meiji diamond shaped pottery vases decorated with monk figures with a scrolling dragon dating from the 1...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Imari Charger with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain charger plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting a man rowing a boat. Created in J...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Water Well Bucket, Wishing Well Vase
By Satsuma
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This Japanese porcelain vase is barrel shaped with a yolk handle. It is both finely and intricately hand painted. It pictures groups of scholars with scrolls dressed in elaborate brocade kimonos...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
China Porcelain Plate Millefleurs 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful porcelain plate "Millefleur".
Polychrome jug plate decorated with millefleurs, Asian ceramic. Many coloured flowers on a black background. Details of fine golden lines. Fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Stoneware Jar
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese antique stoneware Jar. Hand-painted. Having strong wear and patina.
Hunan Province, circa 1850.
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Ceramics
A Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Ceramic Bowl, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Ceramic Bowl, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 6cm.
Diameter: 17.5cm.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Extraordinary Japanese Hand Thrown Blue And White Wabi-Sabi Vase, Early 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
A recent find: an old Japanese SHOKI-IMARI blue-and-white porcelain ware bottle
with unique hand painted designs called Kusabana-Chou-Monyou (Grass, flower, and butterfly patterns)...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
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
Chinese Unusual Set of Eight Daoist Immortals Hand Painted Tiles
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual set of eight Chinese, probably late qing, porcelain tiles hand painted with Daoist immortals and dating from the latter end of the 19th century. The tiles of rectangular s...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique 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.