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Ceramics For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1980s
Chinese Export Porcelain oval Lidded Box Hand Painted, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, oval shaped porcelain box with Lid, made in China, circa 1920
The box is well potted in an oval shape, the lid ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export 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. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase with Delicate Hand Painted Floral Spray on Neutral Ground-Japan, early 20th
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese porcelain vase delicately hand painted on an craquelure oatmeal colored ground. The brightly colored design is of prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and several roosters all ou...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Antique Chinese Green Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a wonderful green glazed finish and out...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
PAIR Chinese Export Large Tureens Porcelain Famille Rose Finely Hand Painted
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are an outstanding PAIR of Chinese Export Porcelain Large Lidded Tureens, beautifully hand painted.
These high quality Tureens are very finely hand painted in great detail.
The patterns show groups of ladies in different outdoor scenes on a verandah outside a house, both fishing and gazing into a large fish bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kichizaemon Raku Seinyu XIII "13th" Signed Antique Japanese Raku Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully glazed, impeccably made Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 13th Kichizaemon Raku, Seinyu (1887-1944) who was the eldest son of Konyu - the 12th Kichizaemon of the Raku family line of potters - known as the most noted and celebrated tradition of pottery within the world of Japanese tea. Kichizaemon Raku was the 13th master to carry on the family's esteemed name and tradition. The bowl features shifting textures and deep, rich colours which radiate in the light.
The term "Raku" was derived from the site where clay was dug in Kyoto in the late 16th century. The Kanji character for Raku translates to "enjoyment" or "fun/delightful" For 15 generations it has been the title and seal used by a lineage of potters whose work formed the central tradition in Japan. This lineage believes that 'Raku' refers to the potters who use the technique, not the technique itself. In the 16th century, the first of these potters, Chojiro is said to have come under the patronage of the Japanese tea master, Sen-No-Rikyu. According to legend, in 1598 a few years after Chojiro's death, ruler, Hideyoshi Toyotomi bestowed upon his adopted son, Jokei, a golden seal with the written symbol "Raku." Both the name and the ceramic style have been passed down through the family to the present ever since. The name and the style of ware have become influential in both Japanese culture and literature. Raku ware marked an important point in the historical development of Japanese ceramics, as it was the first ware to use a seal mark and the first to focus on close collaboration between potter and patron. Other famous Japanese clay artists...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist's work belonging to the late part of his underglaze paint phase (started around 1887 until his death), the surface of the koro was painted in beautiful shades of blue to depict a continuous landscape not unlike a traditional ink and watercolor hand scroll. The rise and fall mountains recede and fade into the horizon and are dotted with groves of pines. The sky is painted with a beautiful subtle shade of pink, suggesting a time of sunrise or sunset. The koro is fitted with an ensuite reticulated sterling silver hoya (incense cover), pierced with swirling cloud and marked with "pure silver' in Kanji. The base is signed in underglaze blue "Makuzu Kozan Sei" within a double ring. The piece is beautifully potted in form and the decoration was done with expertise using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking landscape known as "Mountain and Water" with sense of dimensions and gradient, the poetic effects normally conveyed only by sumi ink staining on paper. The piece comes with an unsigned tomobako (wood storage box) of a recent age.
Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu Kozan was one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. Being one of the most creative ceramists, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze around 1880s. New colors allowed him to create underglaze designs that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain Charger, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese Rose Medallion charger offers porcelain construction with garden scenes having butterflies and flowers, en verso signed as ph...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Early 20th Century 'Republic Period' Chinese Urn Vases
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 20th Century (Republic Period) Chinese urn vases created in the traditional cloisonne method. The miniature vases features brass metal forms with a classic baluster shape. The surface has been exquisitely hand decorated in colored enamel with cherry blossoms and flower patterns growing out of a turquoise rock formation. Both come with their original wooden display stands...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Brass
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Persian Hand Painted Earthenware Vase with a Lion and Antelope
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a small collection of five Persian hand painted pottery vases is this stylish earthenware rectangular shaped vase hand painted with a lion and an antelope amidst flowering stems...
Category
Early 20th Century Qatari Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Chinese Ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow (headrest) of earthenware features a green & blue glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Set Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These glazed Chinese ceramic jars from the turn of the 19th Century were once used for pickling foods. They feature a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed textu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese 'Shiwan' Candleholder / Oil Lamp Set, Green-Glazed Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century features the distinctive green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near Guangd...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Yixing Zisha Glazed Ceramic Bowl, Hand Painted Chevron Design, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Yixing Zisha studio pottery bowl - incised interior rim - exterior hand-painted chevron decoration - finished with a milky white glaze to the inte...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Ceramic Headrest 'Opium Pillow' with Coin Symbol, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic opium pillow /headrest of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but mo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Black Ground Famille Rose 'Butterfly' Ginger Jar, China, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique black ground famille rose 'butterfly' ginger jar and cover - fine shaded enamels with meandering flowering vines and fruit - elaborately decorated butterflies surround the pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Green Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a wonderful green glazed finish and out...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Small Satsuma Earthenware Bowl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Satsuma earthenware bowl, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt with three fans. Japanese, circa 1900.
Measures: Height 2 inches Diamete...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
8 Piece Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Chawan Tea Bowl & Cover Set in Original Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box.
All bowls signed/marked on the base.
Likely from the Showa pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Foo Dog Candle Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
An antique Chinese Foo Dog with silver inlaid wood stand. Circa 1900 very fine detail.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Japanese Satsuma Vase
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese Satsuma hand decorated vase.
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Gold White Porcelain Sleeping Cat Sculpture, circa 1910
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Meiji period Japanese Kutani sculpture of a sleeping cat in fine porcelain, inspired by the small wooden sculpture at the entrance of...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Antique Chinese Ceramic Headrests 'Opium Pillow', Early 20th Century, Pair
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Chinese ceramic headrests feature a green, brown and blue glaze as well as floral motifs. They also feature pierced sides with sy...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shoji Hamada Japanese Earth-Toned Glazed Vase with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautiful flower vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring an example of his popular two-color, sumptuous earth-toned ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Meiji Period Fukagawa Blue & White Fish Plates, 2 Available
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period Fukagawa blue & white fish plates, 2 available
Japan Circa 1900s
Offering two similar Fukagawa (Attributed) realistically decorated by hand-painting and cobalt blue enamel. With decorated backs, Unmarked.
Sold individually. Please let us know if you would like to purchase the top fish plate or the lower plate.
The lower plate has some firing marks on the fishes face...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji 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. The jar likely occupied a private home to store grains or other househ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Brown & Black Glazed Ceramic Salty Egg Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Jar dating to the early 1900s once served the purpose of crafting salty eggs. The jar features a wonderful brown glaze with some areas of dripping black. There is a ridg...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Porcelain Glazed Vase with Dragon Design Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain vase with dragon design by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated with a slithering dragon in underglaze iron red circulating the exterior among pink clouds. The animated rendering of the dragon is fine and detailed, with five claws, scales, long tails and highlighted eyes. The pink cloud is misty and called Morotai or the hazy style, created with a unique technique developed in Kozan's studio called fuki-e by blowing the pigment powders onto the surface. Kozan Studio experimented with newly available colors from the west starting in the 1880s, which resulted in the expansion of the palette and style that bridged the east and west aesthetic tradition. Marked in underglaze blue on the base.
Known also as Miyagawa Kozan...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vase in Porcelain of Canton Early, 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This large vase is made of Canton porcelain, manufactured in China in the early 20th century. This vase has double handles on both sides, with animal and gold forms. Resin decoration...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Brown Glazed Ceramic Salty Egg Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Jar dating to the early 1900s once served the purpose of crafting salty eggs. The jar features a wonderful brown glaze. There is a ridged pattern finish near to the Jar'...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ceramic Guangzhou Medicine Company 'Apothecary' Jar, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
At the turn of the 20th century Chinese medicine businesses were highly successful enterprises, the vast majority of these operating out of Guangzhou. This lidded container was used ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Yixing Hexagonal Vase with Painted Floral & Vine Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Chinese Yixing hexagonal red clay vase with hand painted floral and trailing vine designs dating from the first half of the 20th c...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Rare and Important Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Export Foo Dogs
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare and important pair of early 20th century Chinese Export polychrome ceramic foo dogs. Both in traditional dress and modelled with open mouths and seated, one with a paw resting...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Chinese Export Famille Rose Enameled Elephant Candle Holders, Early 20th C
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese export famille rose enameled porcelain candle holders, late Qing Dynasty or early Republic Period, early 20th century, China.
The whimsical pair of ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for pickling foods. It features a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed texture. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. This headrest is shaped in the form of a baby boy,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Figures and Calligraphy Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain vase with hand-painted décor and calligraphy motifs. Created in China, this porcelain vase features a nicely flaring ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Blue and White Sake Cask
Located in Chicago, IL
This large porcelain jar is a vintage Japanese sake keg dated to the early 20th century. Known as taru or daru, large sake casks such as this are often saved...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Iron
Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typically were used fo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Chinese Ceramic Vase Early 20th Century Oxen & Figure
Located in Fulton, CA
Large scale Chinese ceramic vase measuring 22.5 inches tall. Decorated with oxen and figure with Chinese lettering. Dragon handles.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Blue Chinese Ceramic Ginger Jar with Metal Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 18.5cm diameter 17cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Frog Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic water dropper in the form of fog circa early 20th century likely from Japanese colonial time post 1910s. The animal form features under...
Category
Early 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Carved Celadon Vase, Maebyeong, Goryeo Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Korean celadon vase, called a maebyeong, in the Goryeo style, but of early 20th century manufacture.
The maebyeong vase with a beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze with hints of blue. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Set Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These glazed Chinese ceramic jars from the turn of the 19th century were once used for pickling foods. They feature a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed textu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle with Hand-Painted Characters, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Japanese ceramic Sake Jar from the early 20th century. The jar features glazed ceramic and hand-painted characters.
Dimensions: Height 27cm x Diameter 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a brown finish and outer surface that f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Rare Porcelain Commemorative Vases by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of porcelain vases in classic form, decorated with underglaze blue and copper red painting by Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan. Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu was one of the most established and collected ceramist known to the west from Meiji Period.
The vases are in a classic Chinese form called "Bang Chu Ping" (grain-mallet vase...
Category
1910s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Porcelain Brazier 'Incense Burner', Signed
Located in Norton, MA
A very unusual Antique Japanese Porcelain Brazier (Incense Burner) with green checker pattern, Signed on the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Japanese Mingei Pottery Plate with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique plate by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his iron pigment brushed and glazed bamboo hakeme motif. The original Hamada stamped or sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box.
This work is sure to shine in any collection or setting.
Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National Treasure in Japan in 1955. In 1968 he received Japan's highest artistic award the Order of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese 'Shiwan' Candleholder / Oil Lamp Set, Green-Glazed Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century features the distinctive green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near Guangd...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vase in Porcelaine of Canton 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This small vase is made from Canton porcelain and was created in China in the 20th century.
Composed of ornamental motifs such as plants and interlacing, this vase is pink, blue-gr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ceramic Spotted Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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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