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Ceramics For Sale
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...
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Geode and kintsugi Bizen vase
Located in MEAUX, FR
Restored Bizen stoneware vase with kintsugi and geode This 13 cm high Bizen stoneware vase is a unique and exceptional piece. Doubly incredible, it was broken and then restored ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase extremely intricately featuring a traditional Arita "shippo" pattern in deep red, green and blue, a stunning signed mast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Carved Hard Stone Double Handle Urn in Relief with Dragons C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese Carved Hard Stone Double Handle and Footed Urn with Dragons in Relief C1920 Measures- 8''H x 3.5''W x 3.5''D
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Early 20th Century Asian Ceramics

Materials

Stone

Chinese Qing Dynasty Crackle Glazed Dragon Vase with Kiln Error
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century rare Qing dynasty crackled (GE) glazed vase with molded three dimensional dragon forms. This very fine quality vase is particularly interesting by the presence of a kiln...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century rose medallion vase with a bulbous center section and a smaller flared out section on the bottom and a larger flared out section on the top The colors are vivid....
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Small Japanese Oni Hagi Chawan (Tea Bowl) by Seigan Yamane, circa 2010, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small but powerful Japanese white oni hagi yaki chawan (teabowl) by renowned contemporary master potter Seigan Yamane (b. 1952), circa 2010, Japan. The small tea bowl of typical t...
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2010s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Midcentury Pink Flamingo in Tray Maddux of California
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury pink and green flamingo ceramic figurine in flamingo POOL tray. Maddux of California was a ceramics company that operated in Californi...
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Mid-20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Persian Market Porcelain Platter Portrait Nasr al din Shah Qajar 20th C
By Gardner Porcelain Factory
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large platter, bearing commemorative portraits of Naser al din Shah Qajar, painted in cobalt and parcel gilt. This beautiful portrait platter was purc...
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1950s Japanese Late Victorian Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large Chinese Porcelain Underglaze Blue & White Meiping Vase in Qing Style 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
We are pleased to introduce this modern 20th-century Chinese porcelain blue and white Meiping vase, a splendid blend of expert craftsmanship and hand painting skills of the artisan a...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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,...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Celadon

20th century painted clay plate depicting Beautiful Woman
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Attractive framed ceramic decorative plate by Hakata clay artist . Pano depicts beautiful woman with umbrella, Sheltering her from falling snow . Signed . Size 44.5x36.5 cm ( 17.5x14...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Large Kyoto-Awaji Bottle Vase in Sky Blue Crackle Glaze
Located in Wilton, CT
Large antique Kyoto-Awaji point bottle vase in sky blue crackle glaze with color draining away from the pale mouth rim. 33" high, 16" diameter. The rim, at some point damaged, has be...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Olive Green Porcelain Glaze Circular Urn with Darker Green Accents
Located in Yonkers, NY
This olive green urn captivates with its harmonious blend of simplicity and elegance. Featuring a circular silhouette, the urn is topped with a delicate, small lip that gracefully co...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi period Porcelain Plate Kakiemon-Imari decoration, Qing Ca 1690
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722. The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lovely rich...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Vase with Birds, 20th Century Taisho Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration Condition: Overall condition perfect. Size 325cm. Period: 20th century.     
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19th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Famille Verte Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Plate 18thC Famille Rose
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Kangxi plate is a truly exceptional piece of porcelain craftsmanship. It showcases an exquisite level of detail in its design, featuring a delicate chrysanthemum and pru...
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Early 1700s Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Porcelain Dragon Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wucai (five color) glazed bowl painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and yellow upon a pure white ground, and featuring a design...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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. This pot also has a wonderful turquoise hue. Shiwan ware is a style of...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Export Famille Verte Porcelain Quail Boxes, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite pair of Chinese Export famille verte biscuit porcelain "Nesting Quail" boxes with fitted hardwood stands, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The delightful pair of b...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Lotus Ginger Jars
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars hand decorated with lotus leaves and flowers.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19C Japanese Satsuma Vase Japanese Satsuma Winter Landscape Figures Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese vase. The blue enamels are unusual and so nice. Marked at the body; The first two characters indicate a name: Xiang Feng (?) Followed by the character xie, mean...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Middle East Modern LAAB Kazan Vase Raku Ceramic Green White Black Metal
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Kazan vase Turquoise, crackle' and burnt colors overlapping and uncontainable in this vase that originates from the idea of the heat source used by ancient middle east potters. A geometrical shape that reminds of an ancient kiln used...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Rose Mandarin Porcelain Vase, 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine, antique Chinese Rose Mandarin porcelain vase. With rich polychrome enamel decoration on a light celadon ground. An excel...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Islamic Glazed Pottery Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy Nishapur Ware Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An earthenware pottery bowl in conical shape supported by a short foot ring covered in white slip and decorated with black slip paint of calligraphy in Kufic script. This type of bowl is identified as Nishapur ware circa 10-11th century (in nowadays Iran). It was made either in Samanid Dynasty (819–999) or the successive Ghaznavid Empire (977–1186) before the Mongol invasion. The white glaze on the vessel's exterior was thinly applied, resulting in areas with streaks of opaque yellowing. The black slip paint was used to decorate the bowl in flowing Kufic script before a transparent top glaze was applied. The writing, consisting of cursive strokes in bell shape, is likely an Arabic Maxim. Under UV examination, the bowl shows some professionally restoration as described in condition. It comes with a custom-made acrylic stand as shown. Provenance: From an American collection, thereby descent. Purchased from Yacobs Gallery, London England, July 1998. Two digital copy the original hand-written documents...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Porcelain Berry Bowl Hand Painted Famille Rose, Qing Qianlong circa 1760
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure s...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Tall Antique Qing Dynasty Period Martaban Jar from China, 18th-19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period Martaban jar from the 18th-19th century with dragon motifs and loop handles. This tall Chinese jar comes from the Martaban wares, where it was produced during the Qing dynasty (1636–1912). This tall jar is made of varnished brown glaze and features on its belly carved dragons, which are an auspicious pattern in China. The top of the jar displays ceramic loops...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1980s Japanese Large Retro Golden Maneki Neko Beckoning Cat Coin Bank
Located in Chiba, JP
Large type retro ceramic ‘Maneki-neko’ coin bank, 1980s, Japan, approx. H 40 x W 24 x D 20 cm (15.74 x 9.44 x 7.87in). in rare very fine storage condition with just some expected sli...
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1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Kraak period Plate or Dish Porcelain Blue and White, Ming Wanli, Ca 1610
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), datin...
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Early 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Imari Fluted Charger, Edo/Meiji Period, Mid 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Japanese Imari porcelain fluted charger with scalloped rim, signed Kaji(chu?), Edo to Meiji Period, mid 19th century, Japan. The magnificent Japanese Imari charger measures 25" in diameter, and is decorated in the typical imari palette of underglaze blue with overglaze red, orange, blue, and green enamels with gilt highlights. The large charger also features fluted sides and a scalloped gilt rim. The design of the charger is centered on a central floral medallion with three large chrysanthemum blossoms and vegetal scrolls. Radiating out from the central medallion are various brocade patterned sections that roughly follow the shape of the fluting. Some larger sections feature images of cranes and minogame (turtles with long tails), both symbols of longevity, while other feature dragons and phoenix, symbols of authority and power. Four large reserves depict charming scenes of a scholar and his students within a bamboo grove having discourse and examining scrolls. The back of the charger decorated in underglaze blue with bold floral and vegetal scrolls. With a three character inscription in underglaze blue reading Kaji(chu?) Sei. The charger is fitted with an antique metal hanger...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of Japanese Lidded Imari Vases, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Japanese Lidded Imari Vases, 19th Century Provenance: Private Melbourne Co...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon Dish with Geometric Design, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A heavily potted and richly glazed celadon dish, Longquan kilns, early Ming Dynasty, mid 15th century, China. The large dish glazed in a deep olive cela...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Fencai Double Happiness Tea Cups Plate Set 70s
Located in Richmond, CA
We are honored to offer this exceptional Chinese porcelain tea set, specifically designed for marriage ceremonies and originating from Jingde...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryokuzan
Located in Newark, England
From our Japanese Satsuma Collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Satsuma Vase by Ryokuzan 緑山. The Satsuma vase of ovoid shape with a tapered body, circular foot rim, wai...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Quality antique Japanese imari large plate
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Japanese imari large plate having a quality antique Japanese imari large plate, highly decorated with flowers to the centre surrounded by panels with flowers, leaves ...
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Early 1900s Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vessels, 5
Located in Astoria, NY
Collection of Five Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vessels, comprising: crackle glazed bud vase with landscape scene and silver mounted rim, ovoid vase with landscape, square tapere...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Porcelain Blue&White Dragon Phoenix Meiping Vase Stand Modern 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This Chinese blue and white Meiping vase is not only a masterful example of ceramic artistry but also a tribute to traditional craftsmanship. Meticulously hand-painted and exceptiona...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Contemporary Purple Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand painted in shades of puple, blue and pink on an ovoid shape body with an attractive scalloped ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Japanese Porcelain Green Umbrella Stand 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an umbrella stands which was made in Japan around 1970 in showa era. It is made with porcelain. The colour of this umbrella stand is light green and it has some leaves motif....
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Round Brass Container with Removable Ceramic Painted Chinoiserie Crane Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round ceramic and brass container with a brass bottom and removable lid with ceramic top. Top features a blue and white ceramic or porcelain lid with floral hand-painted and glazed d...
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1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Six VOC Chinese Export Style Blue and White Porcelain Chargers, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Six Japanese export style blue and white porcelain chargers, 20th century, China or Japan. The blue and white porcelain chargers decorated in the kraak style, and emblazoned with the VOC logo for the Dutch East India Trade Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie). The brilliant blue and white porcelain painted with a traditional pattern of long tailed birds and flowers, with the addition of a pair of pomegranates. The backs undecorated. Based on the original Japanese Arita ware...
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20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

China 19/20c Pagoda Garden Plate Fencai Soft Coloured Chinese Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Lovely and good quality dish of larger size. Visible is a garden pagode scene of two male and two female figures. The person on the chair obviously is the central p...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Plate 'B' Finely Hand Decorated, Qing Kangxi, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Ceramic Planter Pot or Vessel Vase Chinoiserie
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Blue and white ceramic or porcelain planter. The piece features scrollwork detail on rim, and flora and fauna depictions throughout. The bottom is signed with a "7" at the bottom. ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Asian Antique Shino Yaki Ware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Mingei Nezumi Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, patter...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Small Korean Celadon Ceramic Vase with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Korean ceramic celadon bottle vase with inlay design from Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392AD) circa 12th century. The vase has a classic baluster form with a slightly flared mouth...
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Small Vase porcelain Wanli / Transitional Hatcher wreck, Ca 1625-40
By The Hatcher Collection
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted 17th century, late Ming dynasty, porcelain Jar or small Vase which we attribute to the Hatcher shipwreck cargo, this piece being from the Wanli /transitional period, circa 1625- 1640. The Jar/ Vase is fairly thickly potted with a very white glaze to the porcelain. It is decorated with a man and a boy stood against a tree with rocks, mountains and flying bats in the background all hand painted in various shades of a clear under-glaze cobalt blue. The irregular shaped head, bald high forehead, and straight pencilled beard with moustache support this date and period. Notes: The Hatcher Cargo...
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A QINGBAI BOWL Song Dynasty Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese QINGBAI BOWL, Song Dynasty Height: 6.5 cm Diameter: 17.5 cm Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, Lot 77, 06/02/1979
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue & White Miniature Cabinet Sized Ginger Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique-cabinet sized Chinese porcelain ginger jar. With a creamy blue-white ground and blue painted decoration. With a landscape scene to the body and a blue stylized diape...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain plaque. China. Republic period ca. 1930.
Located in Norton, MA
Porcelain plaque. China. Republic period ca. 1930. Famille rose decoration of the peach garden oath. Framed: 17.25 x 11.75 in. Image size: 15 x 9.5 in.   
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Early 20th Century Asian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Arita Blue and White Kraak Dish - Edo Period, late 17th
Located in DELFT, NL
A 17th Century Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Dish in the Kraak Style, Arita Kilns 1670 – 1700. The central design shows three pheasant, one perched on a rock amongst flowering p...
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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Meiji Period High Relief Porcelain Celadon Vase, circa 1900
Located in Miami, FL
This captivating Meiji period (1868-1912) porcelain vase features a mesmerizing celadon glaze, with a subtle crackled texture. Exquisite details, meticulously hand-painted in vibrant...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji 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

Chinese Shiwan Green & Blue Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful blue-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 dis...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Japanese Satsuma Tea set, 21 pieces
Located in Pomona, CA
This Vintage Satsuma tea service set are hand painted richly decorated with a dense gilt & Thousand Flowers pattern. Comprising: Teapot, Sugar bowl...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair of Chinese Celadon Vases
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Chinese celadon vases, 20th century. 4 inches wide by 8 inches tall
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Celadon

Chinese Guan Type Celadon Yuhuchunging Vase, Late 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese guan type celadon Yuhuchunping vase, Late 20th century. Covered overall with a soft, bluish-green glaze with broad crackles, shading to brown at the rim, unglazed...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Celadon

Antique, New and Vintage Asian Ceramics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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