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Ceramics For Sale
Pair of Japanese Porcelain Cup or Chocolate Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and complete pair of sets from the Edo period. Painted with paradise birds and flowers. The enamel and gilt are close to untouched which is really nice, 18th century.
Con...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his cap while it wasn't being worn. The hat stand is decorated in the fa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Artefact, Majapahit Terracotta Expressive Head, Java, 1300 AD
Located in Antwerp, BE
A figurative construction ceramic probably a water collector simply modeled, this head is very expressive and the details can clearly be seen.
The Trowulan archaeological site, approximately 100 square kilometres, located in the Mojokerto Regency is believed to contain the remains of what was once the capital city of the Majapahit Empire, featured by 14th century poet Mpu Prapanca in his poem Nagarakretagama. The city was razed during a fight between Girindrawardhana and Kertabhumi in 1478. The Trowulan site is the only archaeological site dating to the Hindu-Buddha classical age to be found in Indonesia. Archaeological remnants and artefacts of the old city in the Trowulan Site were found buried underground as well as on the surface and are still being found today.rtefact:Majapahit terracotta...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Javanese Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Imari Porcelain Bowl, Meiji Period, Japan, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand decorated Japanese Meiji period porcelain bowl. The interior hand painted scene depicts three birds sitting on the limb of a tree. The reverse is hand painted with underglaze bl...
Category
1880s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Large Set of Chinese 17th Century Porcelain Ming Dynasty Plates Chenghua Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The exact selection can vary from the picture due to stock changes.
A set of 30 plates from the early 17th century. Variation on a theme. Late Ming dynasty blue and white...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming 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
Moriage Nippon Vase, Japanese Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful Japanese Moriage vase, late 19th century-early 20th century.
Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Oval XL Vase S/N0000838 Centerpiece New Art Series
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
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 elegance and intrigue ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
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
Green Ceramic Chinese Candlesticks
Located in Dallas, TX
These green ceramic Chinese candlestick holders come in a pair. They are glazed and include several interesting handmade designs and patterns...
Category
1930s Chinese Qing Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
15th Century Antique Burma Myanmar Burmese Green White Pottery Ceramic Bird Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and somewhat rare Burmese (Burma/Myanmar) 15th-century hand-painted and decorated green and white earthenware bowl. The piece is decorated with a bird in the center and h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
20th Century Polychrome Charger Plate
Located in Miami, FL
20th century polychrome charger plate.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Rose Medallion Export Porcelain Mugs, China, 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Rare early pair of Rose Medallion Export porcelain mugs, China, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18C Qianlong period Chinese Porcelain SE Asia Famille Rose Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice, rare and beautiful colors in enamel in, Floral design, Middle 18th century. See reference picture in the literature also
These wares and their specific characteristics of wild...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Meiji period Japanese Porcelain Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality and Charming porcelain umbrella stand with raised designs of birds in flight among bamboo on a celadon glazed ground with raised white bands of scrolls at the bott...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Red and Gold Vase In Porcelain Kutani Meiji Period with Small Table
Located in Milano, MI
Monumental Japanese Lidded Vase In Kutani Porcelain Meiji Period Late 1800s red ground with rich gold decoration of flowers, birds and people within reserves.
94 cm tall this imposin...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Harewood
Vintage Large Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An interesting beginning of the 20th century antique Chinese porcelain ginger jar, with fitted lid, which appears to be a replacem...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900s Pair Antiques Japanese Porcelain Vases with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of vases made of polychrome porcelain depicting hand-decorated flowers and butterflies, complete with base of carved wood. Japanese manufacture, early 1900s, signed on the base....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair Imari Porcelain Chargers w/Four Hand Painted Panels and Scalloped Edges
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely pair of Japanese Imari Meiji period six panel scalloped chargers are entirely hand painted with much detail and feature three panels depicting birds and butterflies among...
Category
1880s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Charger with Floral & Foliage Pattern C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Charger With Floral & Foliage Pattern C1920
Measures- 1.5"H x 12"W x 12"D
This antique Chinese cloisonné charger,...
Category
20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Globe Vase S/N0000627 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
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Vases – 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant pair of large decorative Chinese porcelain vases from the 1970s, featuring intricate designs and a striking presence. These vases showcase the classic artistry of Chinese ce...
Category
1960s Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Glazed Ceramic Chawan Tea Bowl by Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small elegant glazed ceramic tea bowl (chawan) by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011). The well-balanced form is hand built and shows just a slight irr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shoji Hamada Tenmoku Glaze and Kaki Trailing Vase and Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki trailing. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included as well as the written appraised signature of his son Shinsaku Hamada. The vase also comes with a printed artist profile/sales brochure of Hamada (featuring some of his other presumably available work). It appears this piece was offered at the Keio Department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. At first glance, this may seem odd but in fact, this is quite an honor in Japan. This store is known for selling and exhibiting such high-profile artists and potters as Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Gyokudo Kawai, Shiko Munakata, Kawai Kanjiro, and Rosanjin Kitaoji. A major goal of many ceramic artists in Japan is to have a one-man exhibition in a department store. For many Westerners, this is a strange concept. Some of the larger department stores have up to three or four dedicated galleries showing concurrent art exhibitions. A well-known artist's exhibition can bring in hundreds, often thousands, of customers to a store and increase revenue for other sales in the millions-of-yen range. These exhibits are usually longer running and highlight a potter's career, like a Living National...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Pr. 19th Century Famille Rose Baluster Form Covered Vases, Henry Ford Collection
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pair of Chinese 19th century Famille rose, Tobacco Leaf Style, Baluster Form covered vases, from the Collection of Henry Ford. Each vase is beautifully hand-enameled with ...
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Dish
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Dish, Bird Design, Hoi An Hoard, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. The sturdily potted form has a raised rim decorated in unde...
Category
16th Century Vietnamese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Antique Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases, Genre & Garden Scenes, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair Antique Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Vases wiih Hand Painted Genre & Garden Scenes and Gilt Highlights, C1920
Measures - 7....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese 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
Medium Blue and White Willow Ware Octagonal Porcelain Platter
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This platter is a traditional style from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. The Willow Ware pattern is a beloved traditional Chinese style that was interpre...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Brown Patchwork Glazed Porcelain Snuff Bottle
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese Qing porcelain snuff bottle decorated with underglaze brown patch work designs and dating from the 19th century or earlie...
Category
19th Century Asian Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Chinese Export Porcelain Plates Famille Rose Qianlong Dynasty 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This trio of beautiful Chinese export dishes is decorated in the Famille Rose style.
It features purple peonies, orange lilies, and a variety of other flowers.
In Chinese culture, pe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rustic Grass Dragon Red and White Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. The rustic finish porcelain body has been painted with a lively Yu...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
18th C. Chinese Dish or Plate Porcelain Blue & White Hand Painted Hunting Scene
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish or Deep Plate from the 18th Century Qing Dynasty, possibly back to the Kangxi period ( 1662-1722).
This is a well potted dish with a very neatly cut foot rim and a white glaze having a blue tinge.
The plate is well hand painted, front and back, in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in varying shades of a clear cobalt blue, from the very dark to the very light blue.
The central well is hand decorated with an iconic outdoor...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
Chawan (tea bowl) by famous Hagi contemporary artist Seigan Yamane
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Oni Snow Bowl by Seigan Yamane, Hagi Ware
This exquisite Japanese tea bowl is a prime example of Hagi Ware, crafted by renowned potter Seigan Yamane. Known for his innovative approa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Chinese Attributed Miniature Hand Painted Streak Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish miniature Chinese attributed art pottery vase hand painted in blue and green streaked glazes and probably dating from the early 20th Century. The lightly potted vase stands...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
1920s Mille Fiori Chinese Export Parcel Gilt Monumental Rouleau Vase
Located in Lomita, CA
The profusion of bright flowers and the gold parcel gilt combine for a gorgeous Chinese export vase. This monumental piece requires a stand and it is ready for your favorite room or hallway. This is the ultimate pop of color for a living or office space. (It is like a bouquet of fresh flowers without the maintenance.) It is a vintage Chinese export polychrome glazed and parcel gilt "Bangchuiping" or rouleau vase. It was made in China, around 1920-30. This is one of the nicest auction pieces...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Lacquered Jewels Box, Scene of Rural Life Wood Velvet & Mirror, Vietnam, c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little lacquered white wood jewels box, with a mirror inside.
Red velvet covering the inside of the box. Made circa 1960
The lid features two peasants on the road. One is riding a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Ceramics
Materials
Velvet, Mirror, Wood
Blue Abstract Painted Vase 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
Tsuchi Raku Mix Mini Planter Pot - 10cm Diameter - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Tsuchi ( 土 ) - Earth
*Plants are not included in this purchase
Our Tsuchi pot is named after the medium it holds ; Earth. This pot is double sealed to prevent moisture from seepin...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Small White Vase with abstract 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
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
Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A stunning set of 5 graceful terracotta figurines from the Ming Dynasty '1368-1644' AD. These elegant attendants are standing on a yellow glazed lotus flower over a high hexagonal green plinth and wear fine robes in matching green and yellow glazes. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Each is carrying essential offerings for the royal family. The head is detachable as often seen on the larger figures from this period. Meticulously detailed facial expressions have been hand-painted.
Condition: Mint, finely preserved glaze and pigment, undamaged and no repairs.
Provenance: Ex. Danish Collection.
This set is guaranteed authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and TL Test from Laboratory Kotalla in Germany (The Oldest Thermoluminescence Testing Laboratory in the World).
Dimensions: Average 54 H cms
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period.
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Two Small Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Buddha & God of Longevity Figures 5/6/7
Located in Richmond, CA
Two small vintage Chinese famille rose porcelain figures of (1) a sitting Budai (or Hotai) Buddha and (2) a standing God of Longevity presenting a large peach
Size H: 3.25" (tallest...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Chinese Urns with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New Orleans, LA
These are magnificent urns in the Chien Ling style. Very beautiful colors on the vases and of course, the ormolu trim is wonderful.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase With Figural Liza Scene Kangxi Period China
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this nice Chinese porcelain Vase from the Kangxi period. It has a dark cobalt blue figural Liza and Flower scene.
The base with a artemisia leaf mark.
Country of o...
Category
17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kaiga 4 - 2' x 2' framed raku ceramic wall art - RAAQUU Serial No. 2400003
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Limited Edition Kaiga 4 - This is the exact piece you will get!
Kaiga ceramic wall art pieces are made by raku firing a copper oxide surface coating on a flat ceramic layer. Every p...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Yaozhou Celadon Ceramic Bottle Vase
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese Yaozhou Celadon Ceramic Bottle Vase, Northern Song, Shaanxi Province. A high fired bottle form with narrowed base, bulbous body, high shoulder,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon
Pair Antique 19th Century Imari Porcelain Vases Mounted as Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) Japanese Imari porcelain vases with raised figurative designs later mounted as table lamps.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pre-Order Omoide, Obvara , Ceramic Raku Pottery
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Copper
Chinese Porcelain Celadon Glazed Vase Table Lamp by Marbro
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Splendid Chinese porcelain celadon glazed vase mounted as a table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. Features a 17 inch high celadon or greenware vase su...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Ceramics
Materials
Brass
4 Old or Antique Signed Kakufuku Japanese Kaikemon Imari Porcelain Rice Bowls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of 4 Japanese Imari porcelain bowls
Each decorated throughout with kaikemon blue, red, and green natural scenes and extensive gilding.
Marked to the base with a blue underglaze maker's mark for Kakufuku.
Simply a fine set of Japanese rice bowls...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qing Sancai Glazed Immortal Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese porcelain figure of Immortal decorated in sancai glazes dating from 19th century. The figure stands raised on a six-sided pedestal...
Category
19th Century Asian Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Hand-Painted Blue and White Porcelain Charger Plate with Foliage Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese porcelain charger plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white blooming tree, flowers and butterfly décor. Created...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
Raaquu Raku Fired Omoide Urn in S/N8000009 Art Series, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Omoide ~ (思い出) - Memories
The passing of a loved one will always be a defining moment in a person's life. The Omoide Urn is a one of a kind ceramic piece that offers a focal point ...
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.