Porcelain Ceramics
Color: Gold
Material: Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Ko-Imari Gold Blue Porcelain Koro Incense Burner
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Stunning contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari style porcelain koro or incense burner or jewelry box, hand painted on a beautifully shaped round body in cobalt blue, red and green and gener...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Set of Contemporary Gilded Blue Red Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary gilded hand-painted Imari porcelain cup and saucer in vivid red, blue and green generously decorated with gold. The pattern of this stunning set, scalloped around the rim of the cup and saucer, is inspired by a beloved pattern by Meissen in Germany.
Imari-Arita region of Japan has a history of more than 400 years of exporting the finest porcelain produced in that region. There was a fascination for Arita ware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Blue Gray Gold Porcelain Matcha Tea Cup by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary porcelain tea cup/matcha cup, hand painted in blue underglaze in stunning shades of blue and gray on an elegantly shaped ovoid porcelain body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita tradition. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain, a large lidded jar in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. This artist is the recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. His profile is available upon request.
This stunning porcelain Japanese matcha tea cup depicts elegant gold fish in soft shades of blue, decorated with gold swimming all around the body of the vase, the intricate wave pattern indicates that the fish are swimming in the ocean. Two bands of exquisite floral patterns decorate the top of the vase all the way to the rim, to add another layer of interest to this piece.
“Fired-on gold,” this artist’s signature style, highlights unique techniques for incorporating gold and platinum into the hand painting and multiple firing processes that yield a stunningly opulent look. The polychrome overglaze is fired at 800 degrees, followed by the application of gold and platinum that are fired at slightly lower temperature to maintain the luster of the precious metals. As a result, a single piece may undergo as many as 5-10 firings. This artist's profile is available upon request.
This hand-painted porcelain Japanese tea cup...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Green Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand-painted in stunning shades of red and green on a stunningly shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite large contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand-painted in underglaze blue, gold and white, a master...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Match Tea Cup by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain match tea cup, extremely intricately hand painted in various shades of blue and pink set against a stunningly shaped ovoid porcel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Purple Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain charger, extremely intricately hand painted in various shades of blue and purple. It is lavishly decorated with intricate gold de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Purple Red Porcelain Charger by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative charger, intricately hand painted in vivid blue, red and green, a signed piece by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Purple Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese dimpled decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece gilded and hand painted by widelyrespected porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. This ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold White Porcelain Charger
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) style charger stunningly gilded and hand painted on an exquisite clam shape porcelain, crafted and signed by renowned Kiln of the Im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Leaf Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 1
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase in deep blue and beautiful shades of green on a stunningly shaped body. This is a masterpiece by a third ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Orange Pink Black Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary highly collectible museum quality Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand-painted in stunning cream, orange-salmon pink and black, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in gold on a stunningly shaped ovoid body in black to create a transparent surface, a signed maste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Antique Pair Famille Rose Medallion Canton Cantonese Chinese Gu Vases Urns 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine pair of Chinese Cantonese hand decorated porcelain vases of rare outline gu form, of quite good size proportions, (see last image in situ) mid-nineteenth centur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Japanese Contemporary Gold Platinum Pink Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary highly collectible use up quality decorative porcelain centerpiece/vase in a breathtaking flared shape, a masterpiece by a third generation master artist who is the descendant of an extended family of prolific Japanese porcelain and ceramic artists. The three generations have been experimenting and perfecting techniques featuring gold foil for seven decades. Inspired by centuries-old kinrande (gold enameled porcelain) styles of Imari, the artists have developed a technique known as haku-yui (braided foils) that combines high purity gold, platinum and silver foils to create a shimmering palette of light and color. Silver foil is used exclusively as a substrate for expressing a wide spectrum of vivid colors. Foils of differing material and color are applied separately and at the rate of “one shade per day” in a process reminiscent of multi-color woodblock printing, implying that the addition of each new shade exponentially increases the time and complexity of production.
This exquisite vase showcases mesmerizing striped geometric pattern on its surface expressed by etching high purity platinum and gold foils plus silver foils tinted in shades of pink, green, blue, gold and platinum meticulously positioned using lacquer as an adhesive and sealed to the vase in a low-temperature firing process. The combination of so many vivid colors and shades expressed on a beautifully designed surface creates an unpredictable and ever shifting display of light and color.
In this exquisite piece the artist has used platinum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold, Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Purple Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese dimpled decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece gilded and hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The artist is th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Green Pink Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase hand painted in gold, pink, red and green on an elegant bottle shape body, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Green Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality three-piece tea service, generously gilded with high purity gold and extremely intricately hand-painted in red and gree...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
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 Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Three-Piece Red Blue Gold Porcelain Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary three-piece porcelain incense burner/vessel, intricately hand-painted on a beautifully crafted porcelain body, is a signed masterpiece by widely respe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Pink Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand painted on a beautifully shaped ovoid fine porcelain in different shades of blue and pink to cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Black Platinum Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 1
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese porcelain vase, hand painted showcasing a dramatic dragon set against a dimpled black background, a signed piece from the signature dragon collection by highly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold, Platinum
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain and French Bronze Candelabra
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of candelabra consisting of a pair of 18th century Chinese export vases mounted in 19th century French bronze in the Louis XVI style. The porcelains are very decorative and do...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Yellow Blue Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, stunningly hand painted in blue, green and orange on a gracefully shaped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese hand painted decorative porcelain vase, an exclusive signature masterpiece in blue and red by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary White Red Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Elegant contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, beautifully hand painted in red, white and blue on a strikingly shaped body, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Edo Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, elaborately and intricately hand-painted in blue and pink on a beautifully shaped piece to create a translucent surface. It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold Red White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary large decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand-painted in beautiful shades of blue and red on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, feat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Purple Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary dimpled decorative porcelain vase, a stunning signed piece gilded and hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Yellow Blue Orange Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase with an extraordinary story, stunningly hand painted in vivid yellow, red and blue on an exquisitely shap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Porcelain Vase by Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative vase, hand painted in vivid blue and red on an elegant bottle shape body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed Japanese master porc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Early 20th Century Pair of Small Japanese Kutani Porcelain Damascene Vases
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century pair of small Japanese Kutani Porcelain Damascene vases. They are black, matte ground, and hand painted gold tone scenes of bamboo. These are signed in characters ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese decorative Porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand painted in hues of red, blue and gold on a striking globular body, a signed work by highly acclaim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain Charger, circa 1860
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese early Meiji period signed Imari ribbed porcelain deep charger, circa 1860, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue underglaze and polychrom...
Category
1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Purple Green Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary gilded and intricately hand painted porcelain vase in a beautiful shape, intricately hand-painted in various hues of purple, a masterpiece by widely a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Purple Blue Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite large gilded and intricately hand painted Japanese contemporary porcelain vase in an elegant shape, extremely intricately hand-painted in various hues of purple, a signed m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Green Red Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary highly collectible decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in extremely intricate patterns and extensive gold details on vibrant red, yellow, blue/g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Purple Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted in various shades of blue and purple It is lavishly decorated with intricate gold detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Gilded Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase, a signed masterpiece by an award-winning master artist and the younger of a two-brother team of master por...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gilded Red Green Porcelain Cup, 7
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain short stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are characteristics of Ko-Imari Porcelain ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in New York, US
Our Qing period Chinese famille noire porcelain vase with rouleau shape featuring lovely plum blossoms on a black ground has been mounted as a lamp with ormolu bronze mounts in the Louis XV style. With fine brass hardware including two sockets and cloth-sheath wiring dating from no later than the 1920s. Provenance: Alan Hartman.
An admired collector and dealer of Chinese artwork...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Japanese Gilded Red Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase in an extraordinary shape featuring two fascinating and detailed geometric progression patterns extremely intricately hand p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Gold Red Blue Porcelain Long Stem Cup, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese Ko-Imari (old Imari) porcelain long stem cup, in bright red, blue and green colors and generous gold application that are char...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Gilded Porcelain Vase Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately gilded and hand painted in stunning blue and red on a beautiful globular body, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Red Green Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist Duo, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Unique Japanese contemporary museum quality gilded decorative porcelain box, painstakingly intricately hand painted in vibrant red, blue and green on a stunningly shape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold, Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue Gold White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary museum quality decorative porcelain vase in a stunning ovoid shape featuring the artist's signature geometric pattern that is extremely intricately ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Meiji Koransha Porcelain Jewelry box or Trinket, circa 1880
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Beautiful Japanese hand painted Koransha Fukagawa porcelain decorative trinket, pill or jewelry box or serving dish from Meiji period (1868-1912) in a stunning shape.
The mark Koran...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain vase, hand painted showcasing a dramatic scene of two dragons facing each other set against a dimpled black background, a signed piece from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold, Platinum
Japanese Meiji Koransha Blue Red Gold Porcelain Tea Pot, circa 1880
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese large Meiji (circa 1880) decorative porcelain tea pot in a dramatic pentagon shape in vivid blue, red, turquoise and brown and generous gold details from the histo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Gold Gray Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in the artist's unique miniature technique on a elegantly shaped porcelain body in gray, blue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Gold Porcelain Charger by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary large gilded, intricately hand painted and dimpled porcelain charger by acclaimed master porcelain artist, dramatically showcasing an eagle in flight,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese White Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in beautiful shades of blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, a signed piece from the artist's signature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Edo Period Blue Red Green Porcelain Charger, circa 1730
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite mid-18th century Japanese porcelain charger, first half of Edo period (1603-1868). It depicts the traditional "sho-chiku-bai" or "Three Friend's of Winter" motif in cobalt ...
Category
1730s Japanese Edo Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Gold Blue Red Porcelain Dessert Plate
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Set of six exquisite contemporary Japnese gilded hand painted Porcelain dessert plates in vivid red, blue and green generously decorated with gold, with an intricate flower and gold pattern. The pattern of this stunning set, scalloped around the rim of the cup and saucer, is inspired by Meissen in Germany.
This beautiful set is produced by one of the most respected Japanese porcelain companies with the history of producing exceptional porcelain pieces.
Imari-Arita region of Japan has a history of more than 400 years of exporting the finest porcelain produced in that region. There was a fascination for Arita ware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Water Bucket Vase, circa 1880
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese porcelain water bucket vase or teoke from early Meiji era, circa 1880, exhibiting beautiful hand-painting in underglaze cobalt blue and polychrome...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Antique Imari Porcelain Jardiniere with Bronze Mounts, circa 1895
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Imari porcelain jardiniere with bronze mounts, Circa 1895. A very beautiful and substantial Imari jardiniere.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Gold Porcelain Chopstick Rests
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Set of six Japanese contemporary porcelain chopstick rests, hand-painted in beautiful Japanese brocade patterns in cobalt blue, red and gold, on an eleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique contemporary Japanese porcelain vase, hand painted showcasing a dramatic dragon set against a dimpled black background, a signed piece from the signature dragon collection by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Porcelain Ceramics
Materials
Gold, Platinum
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