Large Japanese Vase With Geisha Decor

Cracked porcelain ginger pot decorated with dragons, necks of the lid and pot set in brass, handle in the shape of a Fô dog. In a perfect condition

Painting on carton canvas from the 19th century in the Louis XVI style decorated with a flower basket in an oblong medallion made up of foliage and floral garlands. Project used as ...

Rare pair of Paris porcelain vases composed of a cubic base on a flared base and surmounted by a Medicis style vase with a generous belly. Superb decor on an orange and white back...

Bather with Jug - Large, very decorative plaster subject, mid-20th century work. Very good condition.

A mid-20th century Japanese Satsuma vase with figures. Satsuma ware is a style of Japanese earthenware originally from the Satsuma region of what is today southern Kyushu. There are two distinct categories of this ware: The original plain dark clay early Satsuma...

Beautiful pair of Meiji Period blue and white Japanese Imari Chargers depicting two Japanese Courtesans reading poetry by a lake in a serene setting framed by banana palms or trees o...

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 an impressively large size, this vase was likely made and reserved as a presentation piece for one of the many expositions the studio participated in the early 20th century. It was 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 literary landscape known as "Mountain and Water". 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 Taikan...

A large scale and very good quality late 19th century Japanese Imari vase with exotic birds, trees and flowers. Wonderful coloring in vibrant hues of blue, red and rust.