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Ceramics For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 16th Century
Antique Chinese Ming Style Blue and White BW Bunch Of Lotus Charger 19c Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese porcelain charger, hand decorated in underglaze blue and white, exemplifying the revered Ming style. The focal point, a central medallion within a double circle bo...
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Large Square Bowl Centerpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma large square bowl Antique early Meiji Period 15" square with scalloped rim Satsuma bowl. Highly unusual and finely painted. ...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ming Dynasty Vase with Vibrant Turquoise Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ming Dynasty (16th century) pottery vase with vivid turquoise glaze, decorated with dragons. The vase is partially moulded, with circular bosses around the mouth rim and a hexagonal ...
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16th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th century Japanese Imari lidded vase, depicting classical floral scenes set in panels and a shishi dog mounted on the lid.
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1890s Japanese Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th C., Meiji, a Pair of Antique Japanese Porcelain Blue and White Charger Dish
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of Japanese porcelain blue and white charger dishes. Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th century Size: Diameter 46.8 C.M. / Thickness 6 C.M....
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Millefiori Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Dish Plate, China/Japan, 19C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration. Condition minimal ware to edges. Measures: 382 x 35mm Period 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Bronze

Annamese Molded Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Annamese Molded Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. The cover delicately decorated with a central floral medallion from which radiate six conjoined ruyi la...
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16th Century Vietnamese Ming Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Blue Fitzhugh Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Tray Warmer & Cover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain warming dish and lid. In the Fitzhugh pattern. Decorated in underglaze blue. With a trellis-diaper and spear-head dumbell border to both th...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Rare Antique Japanese Ceramic Takatori Ware Hoso Mizusashi
Located in Atlanta, GA
This small ceramic container from Edo period Japan circa 1800s was made in the Takatori Kilns in Fukuoka Prefecture. This type of small, tall jar with a lid was specifically created ...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is lovely Japanese Imari vase, hand painted in traditional Imari colors of cobalt and bittersweet. The vase is topped by a deep bell-shaped top with a finial in the form of a do...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns, Thailand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique ceramic covered box from the Sawankhalok kilns, Thailand of paneled globular form with a brown glazed flat top having incised bands around ...
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16th Century Thai Tribal Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Archaistic Hu Vase with Deer Head Handles
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese flambe glazed vase with molded deer head handles, Qing dynasty, 19th century. The vase of pear shaped archaistic "hu" fo...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Blanc-de Chinese Figure Porcelain of Guanyin, Qing Dinasty
Located in Rome, IT
A Blanc-de Chine Figure of Guanyin Qing Dinasty seating on a the waves, the arms lifted to the waist, dressed in loose fitting robes opening at the ches...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. The elegant ovoid jar with a slen...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

A 19th Century Chinese Enamelled Canton Porcelain Bottle Vase, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The globular base with rounded shoulders showing hand painted panels of courtly figures in garden settings, executed in a striking palette of vermillion, pink, green & blue enamels, ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Rare Pair of Early Period Makuzu Kozan Takauki High-Relief Vases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of ceramic vases with gilt, paint and high-relief decoration by imperial artist Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916, also known as Miyagawa Kozan) circa 1876-81 (late Meiji period). These vases belong to early period (1876-1881) of Kozan's repertoire, during which time the high relief sculpturing (known as Takauki ware) was used as a distinguished technique on top of the traditional gilt and paint ornaments of satsuma ware. Due to the relatively limited production and the fragile nature of these wares, not a large quantity of the examples remained in the first place, not mentioning a fine matching signed pair in such impressive sizes. Not only a rarity, this pair of vases is also superb in workmanship, thus the fine example of the work from that short and unique period of the artist's career before he switched to the underglaze period. In a conceptually mirrored fashion, the surface is richly decorated with flying cranes among large lotus leaves and flower, like an idyllic aqua scenery of pure poetry on a circular scroll. The high-relief appliques were rendered and composed in realistic fashion but with a dramatic touch. They are literally about to break the surface free, alive and in motion. The dark colors of the glaze were used to set a moody tone. The approach to create this type of ornamentations is more akin to sculpturing an ink painting in three-dimension than ceramic making. It is not hard to imagine the demand of both the artistry and the technique. Both vases were signed as "Makuzu Kozan Kiln" and each further with another name and seal, which are most likely the individual artist involved in the making process. Similar signatures can be seen in the reference book below. For similarly Takauki vases, see Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
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1870s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

One of Two Chinese Porcelain Glazed Figural Ginger Jars with Lids, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Chinese blue and white porcelain glazed decorative figural and floral ginger jars with the original removable lids, 19th century. Measure: Diameter 28 cm. Height 28 cm. Two of t...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Jun Ware Streak Glazed Art Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with streaked glazes on a red and pale blue glazed ground dating from the latter 19th o...
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma vase Richly Decorated Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description A Japanese Satsuma vase and cover marked base Condition Overall Condition: 1 restuck chip to rim. Size 190mm high Period 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Lidded Box
Located in Nottingham, GB
Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Lidded Box Good condition From a private collection. Free international shipping.
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19th Century Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mid 19thC Large 42cm Chinese Export Vase Porcelain Rose Medallion, Qing Ca 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality, highly decorative Chinese export Large porcelain Vase, finely hand decorated in the Imperial Canton, Rose medallion figural design, which we date to the mid 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1850. This is a large vase over 16 inches high. ( ~42cm) The vase has a baluster shape with a flared rim and is embellished with gold gilded dragons or salamanders at the shoulder with gold Foo Dog side handles. This is a well potted heavy vase indicative of the earlier Canton pieces, weighing about 3.5 Kg unpacked. It is hand-painted in the Canton or Chinese export, rose medallion decoration with two sets of four panels...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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

Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Porcelain 'Kutani' Foo Dogs
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A pair of fine quality Japanese Kutani foo dogs in rich polychrome enamels over porcelain. The pair date to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and are in lov...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely Imari Charger
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Super Imari charger in excellent overall condition, signed to the back. Imari ware, a type of Japanese porcelain, originated in the Arita region of Kyushu, Japan. The name "Imari" co...
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Asian Porcelain Cachepot with Floating Cartouches Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Asian porcelain cachepot from the late 19th century, with floating cartouches and blue, white and orange tones. Created in Asia during the later years of the 19th century, this sm...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Cantonese / Rose Medallion Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of mid-19th century Chinese Canton / Rose medallion vases on stands. Each with a white ground, green foliate decoration with exotic bids, flowers and butterflies. Inset panted panels, handles either side of two men carrying...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Emperor Meiji
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This very large plate made in Japan during the Emperor Meiji time 1868-1912. Wonderful blue pattern on fine porcelain. There is a crack that’s shown thro...
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Pair Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Chinese Fo Dog Vases Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Vases of traditional baluster outline, of unusually quite good size proportions, (see last image in situ) mid...
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19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fencai Saucer Dish 5 Flowers Daoguang 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese famille rose fencai decorated porcelain saucer dish, finely painted with 5 groups of flowers and insects, thinly brown glazed mouth rim, with five lively bats in d...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Bowl, Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
Signed, Meiji period (late 19th century), Decorated in various coloured enamels and lavish gilt on a blue ground with panels containing samurai, ladies in kimono, the interior with a...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloisonné Vase on Bronze with Phoenixes, 19th Century Qing period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese cloisonné vase dating to the mid 19th Century, Qing period. The vase has a good baluster shape. It has been well made of a bronze alloy with rich ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Charger Marked Wanshan Zao
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th C. large, decorative Japanese Imari plate featuring intricate hand-painted designs in blue, red, and gold. The central motif includes blue floral patterns with accents of r...
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1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Paint

Japanese Glazed Tsubo Wine Jar, c. 1875
Located in Chicago, IL
This large, glazed stoneware vessel is a Meiji-era Japanese storage jar (tsubo) used for storing rice wine, water or even tea leaves and spices. Sometimes referred to as a Martaban jar due to historic trade routes, this style of unrefined, ovoid jar was common throughout East Asia as everyday containers for liquids and foodstuffs. The large vessel is sculpted to a tapered form with broad shoulders, a narrow base, and a constrained neck flanked by two small loop handles. The interior and shoulders are drenched in a thin, iron-rich glaze that imparts a glassy, dark brown finish and drips down the unglazed sides with irregular movement. Beautifully imperfect, the jar's textured finish and subtle asymmetry honors the spirit of wabi-sabi and recalls primitive medieval Japanese...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Peacock Blue Porcelain Meiping Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Peacock Blue Glazed Porcelain Small Meiping Vase, 19th century, with incised pomegranate decoration under glaze, together with carved ebonized wood stand. Vase: 5.25" H x 2.5...
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19th 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

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Ceramic

Circa 1860-80 Japanese Imari Grand Scale Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860-80 Japanese Imari Grand Scale Charger. Meiji period. Superbly decorated with naturalistic reserves & asymmetric diapered panels; note the foo dog pair. 24.25" dia., 3 3/8"...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Blue & White BW Wine Cup Qing Daoguang Mark 19th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine Chinese porcelain wine cup, hand painted in underglaze blue with figures in various martial arts pursuits, with a four character Daoguang mark within the footring, and of the ...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Umbrella Stand
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An ideal decoration for a stylish hallway, this Japanese Imari porcelain umbrella stand dates from the end of the 19th century. Known for its colourful decorative style, Imari porcelain features vivid hand-painted designs in bright shades of cobalt blue, red, gold and black and this unfussy but elegant cylindrical vase is a prime example. Also typical of the style is its busy motif of wise elders deep in conversation in a landscape, surrounded by radiant cherry blossoms and peonies, bamboo stems and pendulous willow boughs...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Large Japanese Imari Ginger Jars
Located in Montclair, NY
A large and very fine condition pair of antique Japanese Imari Ginger jars from the second half of the 19th century. Each is 12 inches in diameter and...
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1860s Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early 19thc Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate
Located in Savannah, GA
This gorgeous Chinese Export Famille Rose plate was made for the Boston Market in the early part of the 19th century. The enameled detail is incredi...
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1820s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma Taizan Teapot Richly Decorated Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period of ovoid form with slightly domed cover, decorated with monkeys in robes frolicking in a landscape beside a river. Condition Overall Conditio...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 19C Chinese Porcelain Bowl Bleu de Hue Vietnamese Marked Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Superb antique Chinese porcelain bowl with a dragon and carp, painted in underglaze cobalt blue on white porcelain ground...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Signed Imari Porcelain Plum Shaped Bowl by Hichozan Fukagawa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique signed Japanese Imari porcelain bowl. In the form of a shaped bowl with a plum-like shape. Decorated throughout with exquisitely detailed painted or enameled dec...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue & White Chinese Export Canton Porcelain Wine Beaker or Cup
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Chinese export porcelain cup. In the Canton pattern. With a white ground decorated in underglaze blue. The exterior of the cup depicts Chinese buildings and plants. The ...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl with Chenghua Mark
Located in AMSTELVEEN, NL
A finely potted Chinese porcelain bowl, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with elegantly scrolling lotus motifs and classic fretwork borders. The design is executed with clarity an...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Thai Ceramic White War Elephant
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Ceramic White War Elephant. A hand sculpted stoneware figure of elephant and rider. The solid elephant stands firmly four square on a rec...
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19th Century Thai Other Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Exceptional Large Satsuma Vase with Cover
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and large Satsuma vase with cover with foo dog finial, finely enameled and gilt. Drilled apparently for use previously as table lamp. Firing crack to the lid, otherwise...
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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

Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate. A stoneware tazza having a domed pedestal base under a foliate rim dish. Traditionally enameled in a green an...
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19th Century Thai Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vase, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive fine quality 19th century Imari vase, with hand painted classical floral motif and inset panels painting of playful Foo Dogs. Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese 19th Century Brown Glazed Water Jar with Distressed Appearance
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese brown water jar from the 19th century, with distressed patina. Sold as is, this Japanese water jar features a generous tapering ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Wabi-Sabi Tanba Tamba Art Pottery Vase Jar Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully shaped, glazed (a lava crater glaze reminiscent of such modern western potters as Beatrice Wood, Glenn Lukens and Otto and Gertrud Natzler), and complexly textured Tamb...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Three Chinese Laughing "HoHo" Boys Hand Painted Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
Our friend and client Mario Buatta owned a dozen Laughing Boys* in his private collection, which we purchased and sold several years ago (see last image). These three would have fit ...
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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Nanjing Crackleware Blue and White Vase
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Full of character, this wonderful late 19th century Chinese Nanjing baluster vase features exquisite hand-painted decorations of birds and fish in vivid blue around its lower belly a...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Museum Quality Japanese Hirado bottle vase. Signed . Edo period
Located in London, GB
A Museum Quality Japanese Hirado bottle vase. Signed . Edo period A Tall-Necked Hirado Vase Edo - Meiji period (19th century) Oviform with tall neck, ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pocket Wall Vase in Koi Carp Fish SHape Antique ca 1900 Japanese Kutani
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice wall pocket vase in the shape of a Koi Carp. The wall vase has been manufactured from fine porcelain and hand painted in vibrant shades of orange, white and black. The...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Japanese/Chinese Gilt Imari Arita Porcelain Rice Bowls & Covers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique Imari porcelain rice bowls and covers Likely Japanese but possibly Chinese. Each decorated to the exterior with intricate gilt flowers and vines on a painted...
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19th Century Asian Ming 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.

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