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Ceramics For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1920s
Pair of Extra Large Thai Vessels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The commanding scale of these extra large Thai vessels makes them ideal statement pieces for either indoor or outdoor use. The pots are contemporary and are cast in iconic old world ...
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1990s Thai Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Bochum, NRW
Meiji Kutani Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp This hexagonal-shaped porcelain table lamp is decorated with red and gold floral décor and is hand-painted. Shade not included! Very good u...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Thai Ceramic Vase with White Glaze, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic vase from Thailand, with off-white glaze. Contemporary. While the golden age of Thai ceramics ended around the 15-16th Centuries, local craftsmen perpetuated the art thro...
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1990s Thai Other Ceramics

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Earthenware

Hand painted Japanese porcelain Samurai red, yellow blue gold pink
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary and large samurai in hand-painted porcelain with the characteristic habit of the Edo period 1603-1868, when the Tokugawa family ruled Japan. This era is named after the...
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1920s Japanese Showa Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
Located in Doylestown, PA
Early 20th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ovoid ginger jar with lid. Wonderful ovoid shape jar with nature themed design hand painted with large birds, flowers, koi fish, l...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Large Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of antique Chinese porcelain foo dogs. Stunning pair of antique Chinese hand decorated porcelain foo dogs or foo lions. T...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Charming Japanese Okimono Mandarin Ducks - Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most charming late Meiji (1868-1912)  Taisho period (1912-1926) , ceramic study of Mandarin ducks from ...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Ceramics

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Ceramic

Captivating Japanese Stoneware Jardiniere by Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most captivating Late Meiji (1868-1912) early Taisho period (1912-1926 ),globular stoneware vessel stem...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Unusual Japanese Studio Vase by Makuzu Kozan II
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most unusual Late Meiji (1868-1912) early Taisho period (1912-1926 ), globular vase stemming from the h...
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1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Ceramics

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Earthenware

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

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Eight Thousand Butterfly Plates
Located in Wilson, NC
Set of eight thousand butterfly plates, the butterfly represents the warmth of summer and harvest.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha Sancai Glazed c1920
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The unusual antique ca. 1920 Qing Chinese porcelain Laughing Buddha is a remarkable and exquisite piece of art that exudes charm and cultural...
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1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Banko Ware Art Deco Crested Bird Mounted Pottery Hatpin Holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unusual Art Deco Japanese Banko Ware pottery hatpin holder mounted with a large crested bird and dating from around 1920. The earthe...
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1920s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Kaiser "Theben" set di 2 vasi in porcellana, motivo egiziano.
Located in Manzano, IT
Kaiser "Theben" set di 2 vasi in porcellana, motivo egiziano. PERIODO DEL DESIGN 1920 PAESE DI PRODUZIONE Egitto DESIGNER Kaiser COLORE Bianco, multicolore MATERIALI Porcellana C...
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1920s Egyptian Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Porcelain Pagodas
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A pair of 6 sided, seven-tier, hand-painted porcelain pagodas in greens and pastels on a bases decorated with a landscape scene. Each section is an ...
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1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Paint, Porcelain

Pair Small Chinese Dragon Vases, Molded and Glazed Porcelain, Republic Period
Located in Austin, TX
A fabulous pair of small Chinese molded and glazed biscuit ware porcelain dragon vases with loose eyes and apocryphal Qianlong mark, Republic Period, circa 1920, China. The small ...
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1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Thousand Butterfly Plate
Located in Wilson, NC
This plate is marked made in China, which dates it after 1919.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Brown Tinted Terracotta Vase, Iran
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Large,antique and very elegant Terracotta Vase from Iran,1920 Good, great antique patina of the terracotta, Decorated with simple lines and motifs, Great shine of the different va...
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1920s Persian Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Persimmon Squared Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and sculptural form, this squared vase combines the centuries-old phoenix tail vase form with a rich persimmon-orange glaze, popularized during the Art Deco movemen...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Satsuma Vase
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese Satsuma hand decorated vase.
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1920s Japanese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Pair Hand Decorated Satsuma Lidded Cups
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Pair Japanese Satsuma hand decorated lidded cups Measures: 3.25" x 4.25" 3.5" x 4.5" Signed on bottom.
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1920s Japanese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gio Ponti Set of Two Decorative Bottles in Ceramic by Cooperativa Ceramica Imola
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of two decorative blue bottles in ceramic with gold lusters decorations (realized by Bottega Gatti in Faenza) from the Bottiglie Abitate series which is designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s and manufactured during the 1990s by Cooperativa Ceramica Imola. The manufacturer's brand and signature are visible under the bases. Dimensions: A buttoned bottle H36 cm A decorated bottle H30 cm Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between. Giovanni, known as Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale. After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Luster

Modern Japanese Ceramic Shigaraki Ikebana Vase Takahashi Shunsai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall ceramic vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by Japanese potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011), the fourth heir of the famed Rakusai lineage of potters. The vase is heavily potted in the reddish sandy Shigaraki clay. It has a Classic vase form made for Ikebana display. The surface is thickly draped with natural ash glaze that deposited onto the body during the firing process in the kiln. It also features decoration of carved lines. Nuggets of feldspar were incorporated in the clay and exposed onto the surface as crystal like jewels. Substantial and archaic looking, the vase also has a strong modern appeal due to its Mingei styling. It was signed on the base with a pressed seal Shunsai as shown. The vase comes with its original wood storage box (tomobako) with bears the title and signature in Kanji and a seal. It also retains a paperwork noting the artist's biography and practice philosophy in Japanese. Born in Shigaraki, Shunsai was the second son of renowned potter Takahashi Rakusai...
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1990s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large, Blanc de Chine Kwan Yin Figure
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Elegant, circa 1925, large, beautifully modeled, serene Blanc de Chine porcelain Kwan Yin figure in flowing robes atop a lotus blossom that surmount...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Hand-Painted Porcelain Teapot and Cover with Shou Emblem
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Chinese Qing porcelain teapot hand decorated in bright colored enamels and dating from the Early 20th century. The teapot of rounded cylindrical shape is incised and h...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Double Moon Flask Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese famille rose double moon flask shaped delicate ceramic vase with painted dragon and floral motif, Qianlong, early 20th century. In remarkable antiqu...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920
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 opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. Dated to the early 20th century, this large porcelain bowl is a wonderful example of the intricate painted linework characteristic of famille rose ware. The base of the bowl features an arrangement of precious scholars' objects and auspicious symbols, including a ruyi scepter, a handscroll, and rhinoceros horns...
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1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Seven Assorted Catalogues from Chinese Porcelain Company, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Seven catalogues from the Chinese Porcelain Company on Oriental Porcelain, Export Porcelain and French Furniture. Chinese Ceramics and Wo...
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1990s American Ceramics

Materials

Paper

Japanese Kyoto Ware Vase Attributed to Ninsei
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant vase made in Kyoto, Japan, circa 1920s. With a graceful elongated Mei-Ping form, it was likely used as a flower holder during the tea ceremony. The stoneware body has an incised and raised design of Irises in an over glazed indigo blue, an subject matter and composition found in the contemporary paintings and screens, cherished by the literati of the Kyoto society. The vase has a white glazed background sprinkled with dust for a rustic effect. The blue glaze displays some burst of bubbles upon close inspection, suggesting its age. Under the base, there is a small impressed mark of Ninsei (born Nonomura Seisuke) a famous potter from the 17th century, who was considered the founder the Kyoto ware...
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1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Christie's, The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 1995
Located in valatie, NY
The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art From the Sze Yuan Tang: Sale #8218, with original printed invitation. Christie's New Y...
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1990s American Ceramics

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Paper

Tea Service in Celadon Porcelain and Silver-Plated Metal, 1920's
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tea service composed of six cups in fine Indochinese porcelain. The celadon-color cups are adorned with floral and bird’s motifs painted inside white-backgrounded cartouches. The handle and the base of each cup are removable and made of silver-plated metal, drilled and engraved with plant motifs. The octagonal saucers are in silver-plated metal and apertured on the wings. The set is accompanied by six spoons in silvered metal engraved and presented in its original box. Indochinese work realized in the 1920's. Dimensions: H 12 x W 40 x D 28 cm. Celadon designates both a color and a type of ceramic specific to China and the Far East. "Celadon Green": it's a color name designating a shade of green. Celadon is particularly appreciated in Asia, because it allows to obtain the color of jade, the sacred stone. The name celadon is today almost always associated with porcelain, usually Chinese. In French, the origin of the word comes from Honoré d...
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1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Steel

1920s Chinese Export Hand Painted Ceramic Bowls
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Chinese export ceramic bowls with delicately hand painted scene of a spring dance. Appear in good condition. Stamped, circa 1920s.   
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1920s Asian Qing Vintage Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Islamic Turkish Ottoman Ceramic Tile
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Islamic Turkish ottoman ceramic tile. Painting figure of a Shah Suleiman in a palace before a colonnade and curtain. Arabic script on left top corne...
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1920s Turkish Moorish Vintage Ceramics

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Ceramic

Fuji and Clouds Kyotoware Dish
Located in Hudson, NY
Fuji and Clouds, Showa Period (1926-1945) Kyotoware dish that is an ode to Mt. Fuji with clouds and a poem. Cloud design around the edges, and feet on the bottom. Poem loosely transl...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair of Satsuma Vases Porcelain with Lid
Located in Weiningen, CH
Pair of Satsuma vases porcelain with lid.
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1920s Japanese Other Vintage Ceramics

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Gold Plate

Rustic Tibetan Covered Pitcher
Located in New York, NY
A simple clay covered pitcher from Tibet, circa 1920. CR384.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Clay

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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