Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration

A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...

A Large Meiji Period Japanese Blue and White Covered vase with Pheasant and Flower Decoration. This piece is absolutely massive and beautifully decorated with hand-painted blue figur...

Large Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase, Meiji Period, Circa 1880 An exceptional Japanese Imari porcelain vase stands tall at an impressive 29 inches in height, dating back to the 1880s...

Palace Size Meiji Period Japanese Kutani Porcelain Trumpet Shape Vase, 1880 This exceptional Japanese Kutani vase, boasts a palace-size trumpet shape that stands at an impressive 3...

A Monumental Japanese Kutani porcelain vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed Akiyama sei. The main body is all hand-painted with wonderful ...

Each small vase richly enameled with the classic pattern in vivid famille rose colors heightened in gilt. A pair of tobacco leaf pattern vases of this quality and condition and very ...

A striking blue and white vase from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), 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 artist 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. With a relative large size, this vase is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking dimensional misty winter landscape. The pine trees with upright trunks and down-sweeping branches appear receding into the depth of the mist, forming an visually unending forest. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, around 1880s, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze. New colors allowed him to create underglaze design 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...

A finely decorated and glazed Japanese porcelain vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1900s Meiji Period. The vase is of a classic bottle form with baluster body and short neck. It was decorated with underglaze white magnolia blossom on a pleasant celadon background. The stamens of the flower were artistically rendered in a low relief, giving the design a realistic appeal with the dimension. Miyagawa Kozan...

A Japanese long neck porcelain vase circa 1900-1910s by the studio of Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected Japanese ceramist from the end of Meiji Period. Commonly known as Makuzu Kozan, which also appears as the signature on his work, his originally birth name was Miyagawa Toranosuke. He was the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and his work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century. This vase features an elegant Classic form with a slender neck and slightly flared mouth above a baluster body. It was finely painted with two swimming carps in a copper red underglaze among green ribbons like waves. The background display a brilliant verdant green overall, Around the fish a poetic hazy effect was emphasized for a visual complexity by Fuki-e (the blow painting), an invention in Kozan's studio. The new technical development of chemical colors from the west was embraced circa 1900s in Kozan studio. This empowered the more creative experiments with not only colors, but also concept of dimension, which led Makuzu Kozan's work to become a bridge between East and West aesthetics. This is particularly evident in this vase with the Masterly details of the brush strokes, the expertly employment of gradient of color, and a very realistic and detailed rendering of the fish and their vivid motions. For two similar examples of Kozan's work with similar carps decoration, see Page 148-149 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...

A Japanese Meiji period blue and white porcelain planter from the 19th century, with landscape scenes. Created in Japan during the Meiji period, this circular planter features a blue and white decor depicting exquisite landscape scenes with architectures surrounded...

A Japanese long neck slender ceramic vase in the style of Mishima, circa 19th century, Meiji period. Mishima pottery was originally imported from three islands in Taiwan and then fro...

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...