Japanese Ceramics

Antique Japanese Porcelain Enameled Vase, Garden &Scene Pheasant, Made in Japan, C1910 Measures- 10.75''H x 6.25''W x 6.25''D

A collection of 5 small Japanese wabi sabi pottery vases in beautiful earth tone. They are bigger than the usual mini vases as some of them are over...

A fine old or antique Japanese Imari porcelain tray. With red, blue and green painted decoration and gilt accents throughout. The bowl has three panels depicting a pair of mandarin...

Extraordinary Japanese late-19th century Meiji period (circa 1875) Imari raised and ribbed porcelain deep charger, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue un...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary porcelain dessert/fruit/bread plate in an elegant square shape, hand-painted in blue underglaze in cobalt and light blue to showcase a graceful arab...

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger plate with birds, tree branches and floral motif.

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari bowl with birds, leaves and floral motif.

This extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality decorative porcelain vase features a patch of thistle plants and flowers -- a traditional motif in Imari-Arita porcelain art. ...

A fine antique barber's bowl. In Japanese Imari porcelain. With traditional blue underglaze and cold-painted iron red decoration and embellished with gilt highlights througout. The...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately gilded and hand painted in stunning deep blue in various shades on a stunning globular body, a ...

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger scallop edge plate with figures, buildings, trees, mountains, birds and floral design.

An exquisite, unique work by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his tenmoku and nuka trailing decoration glaze technique. Hamada first coated the plate with a thin slip made from a local clay or ochre. This particular clay is rich in iron and provides a darker unglazed background for the trailed Nuka and Tenmoku glazes to pop and radiate (which Hamada poured from a ladle in unique and spontaneous patterns). The original Hamada signed and stamped/sealed box...

Hand painted porcelain Japanese Imari charger plate with birds and floral motif.

A Japanese Taisho period brown Tamba Tachikui ware sake jar from the early 20th century with kiln marks, lower spout, cork and dark brown drip glaze. This early 20th-century Japanese...

Exceptional Japanese early Meiji period (circa 1870) signed Imari ribbed porcelain Bowl, extremely intricately hand-painted on both sides in cobalt blue underglaze and polychrome en...

An exceptional Japanese Satsuma miniature spool shaped pottery teapot and cover finely hand enameled with Kozon mark and dating from around 1880. This delightful teapot has an invers...

This is charming large mid-20th century Japanese Arita blue & white charger that depicts a country mountain scene. The charger would make a great addition t...

A large and very fine quality late 19th century Japanese porcelain charger. Having classical motif hand painted decoration to the border with wonderful orange and blue colors. In lov...

An antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand with calligraphy décor and circular top. This antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand, adorned with exquisite calligraphy décor, is a testame...

This a wonderfully large Imari Charger that dates to the late Meiji period. The charger features a central reserve of a traditional Japanese flower...

A rare yellow ground Japanese ceramic charger 15.5 inches in diameter. Decorated on a yellow base with a bird, foliage and blossom in shades of yellow, blue, brown and green. S...

This a great example of a very large Meiji Period Imari Charger. The charger is in overall very good condition with very minor indications of use. The charger is beautifully decorate...

Small porcelain vase in Satsuma earthenware. The 4-sided body is decorated in polychrome and gold enamels with geishas in a garden, a mountain landscape, a bird on a flowering branch...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, stunningly hand painted in blue, green and orange on a gracefully shaped pure white porcelain body, a signed...

A fine antique handleless cup and saucer. In Japanese Arita porcelain. With blue underglaze and cold-painted iron red decoration. Embellish...

Behold a collection of 5 mini Japanese wabi sabi porcelain vases, each a poetic celebration of seasons and nature's scenes. One features a romantic cherry blossom glaze with sky blue...

This is a stunning example of a very large late Meiji Imari Charger that measures 24" in diameter. Chargers of this size and condition are uncommon...

A large Japanese Imari deep charger, Arita, c. 1700, Genroku Period. Hand painted to the centre, with a large vase containing a profusion of flowers, upon a terrace. The broad border...

Mid-century early People Chinese Republic period hand enameled porcelain lidded urn vase, Jiangxi Jingdezhen Min Ci 6 Hao Cai mark under the bottom, Famille-rose Dimensions: height ...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain matcha tea bowl, a unique piece platinum-gilded on the inside and hand painted in vivid pink and green on the outside set...

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this finely decorated Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma vase stemming from the highly regarded Kinkozan studi...

A beautiful Bizen pottery vase by artist Shibuta Toshiaki, in the shape of a flattened sphere with a triangular opening at the top, sliced cleanly with a confident gesture. A beautif...

A two-tone spherical incense burner. The 9-hole lid in grey-white glazed stoneware with gilded handle. The main body in glazed, veined earthenware. Made by master Katsuyoshi Kotoge (...

This work of art by master potter Mori Taïga demonstrates his mastery of the material and the art of fire. One can imagine a libatory cup to celebrate a divinity, or more prosaically...

This very large dish was created by the talented young master potter from Bizen: Baba Takashi. One is quickly attracted by the undulating effect of part of the dish, a perfect contra...

A pair of fine quality Japanese Kutani foo dogs in rich polychrome enamels over porcelain. The pair date to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and are in lov...

A pair of small ceramic vases with superb surface decorations made by Japanese studio Seikozan circa 1890-1910s (late Meiji Period). One of the many artist studios that specialized i...

The vase is potted in globular form with a tightly pinched neck and rolled top rim beautifully decorated with four highly detailed individual panelled scenes. The first a Geisha bari...

A large and whimsical glazed stoneware "Basket and Frog" vessel or basin by Ito Tozan I (1846 - 1920), Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. Impressed maker's mark to the underside readin...

Pair of antique (19th century) Japanese Imari porcelain vases with raised figurative designs later mounted as table lamps.

As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this finely decorated Meiji Period (1868-1912), Satsuma vase stemming from the highly regarded Kinkozan stud...

The vase of slightly bulbous form potted with a tapered body reaching a slightly pinched neck and rolled top rim is beautifully decorated with two large scenes. The first scene features a mountainous region with a river flowing through the centre with beautiful wash colours of green. A Bamboo plant can be seen hanging over the left of the scene with two Geishas walking amongst the flowers with children running around them. Further Geishas can be seen to the far right of the vase in front of a traditional Japanese building. The second scene an upstream version of the first with spectacular pink cherry blossom amongst a central river breaking the land in two with further figures with children. The scenes bordered by a strip gilt border featuring alternating images two depicting a Minogame. The shoulder of the vase is beautifully finished with complex rings of geometric scrolling borders with shades of teal, butterflies and one hundred treasures style decoration above gilt cartouches of the imperial style Kiku (chrysanthemum). The vase is signed to the base Dai Nippon, Kyoto Tojiki, Goshi Kaisha, Okamoto Ryozan 京都陶, 磁器合, 資会社,岡曰本亮山 with the Yasuda Company Mark (Yasuda Kyoto Tojiki Goshikaisha) which translates as the Yoshida Kyoto Ceramic Joint Stock Company and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1900. Yasuda Company was founded in 1896 by Gensei and Yoshizaburo Yasida two brothers from Kyoto. The companies full name is Yasuda Kyoto Tojiki Goshikaisha which translates to Yoshida Kyoto Ceramic Joint Stock Company. They were a manufacturer and dealership based in Kyoto and active during the second half of the Japanese Meiji-era specialising in decorative works including Cloisonne and Ceramics, today they are best-known for their Satsuma pottery wares. The company gained a good reputation and great respect for their high quality works which were executed by some of the best artists of their time. As well as Okamoto Ryozan, they worked with celebrated artists such as Sozan, Kizan, Hozan and Seikozan. Ryozan was born Nakamura Tatsunosuke and was trained by the legendary 10th generation potter Nishimura Zengoro who himself, used the artist’s name “Ryozan”. After Nishimura’s death in 1851, Nakamura Tatsunosuke adopted the name “Okatomo Ryozan” in order to pay tribute to and honour his master. Ryozan went on to become the Head Artist at the Yasuda Company of Kyoto where he confirmed his reputation as one of the great Satsuma artists of the generation. Minogame 蓑亀 are long-lived turtles with long strands of algae growing from their shells. The algae drapes down from their shells and resembles a farmer’s straw raincoat (mino) from which they get their name. They are considered very auspicious creatures throughout East Asia. The long algae on their backs is reminiscent of the long beards of sages and wise men. Because of this and their long life span, they are a symbol of long life and prosperity and appear frequently in paintings, sculpture in Japanese culture. The minogame is a symbol of longevity and happiness and has an important role in the well-known legend of Urashima Taro...

An absolutely stunning, beautifully shaped sumptuously glazed Shigaraki ware Japanese pottery vase/jar/pot - produced sometime during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Shigaraki ware is a ...

A Japanese Hirado ware water dropper used in calligraphy dating to the Edo Period (1603-1868). The whimsical, molded design features an array of sea creatures and shells on the base ...

A large and rare Japanese ceramic vase of exceptional quality from late Meiji period circa 1900-10s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export cer...

Kutani porcelain okimono of a Japanese Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period. The pheasant modelled, perched upon a large gnarled branch. Decorated in typically vibrant enamels, and he...

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in a stunning blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed ...

Very pretty Japanese porcelain vase enhanced with lacquer. This beautiful vase with a swollen body, called Tianqiuping, is decorated extensively with a thousand flowers in reserve in...

Pair of Arita porcelain soup plates with flared rim, slightly lobed, with blue decoration under the cover of a deer under a pine tree. Superb enamel quality, beautiful shine ! Japan,...

A porcelain incense burner (koro) made by Japanese potter Makuzu Kozan (also known as Miyagawa Kozan, 1842-1916) circa 1890s-1900s (end of Meiji Period). The koro features an elegant...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary museum-quality large decorative porcelain deep charger/centerpiece dramatically hand-painted showcasing bold pink/purple magnolia flowers in full bl...

A wonderful Raku-fired pottery Chawan tea bowl by a renowned Japanese pottery master and one of Kyoto’s most prominent and best-known Raku-yaki potters Sasaki Shoraku III (1944- ). The work features a beautifully contoured body and dark rich glaze. The Shoraku line began when the grandfather of the current potter established a kiln near the famous Kiyomizu Temple, nestled at the foot of the eastern mountains...

A ceramic lidded celadon vessel made by Japanese potter Uichi Shimizu (1926-2004) circa post 1980s. The vessel was known as Mizusashi in Japanese and used as a freshwater container t...

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...

Japan, Edo period - Meiji period 18th century - 19th century. Ebisu statue of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune made of ceramic with a height of about 12 cm. Although there are chip...

A very fine quality monumental Japanese vase depicting Samurai on one side and distinguished female and her attendants on reverse, particularly unique for its very prominent stylized...

A Japanese Meiji period barrel shaped Sake jar from the 19th century with hand-painted blue calligraphy and frontal spout opening. This Japanese Meiji period Sake jar, dating back to...

Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying solely on traditional techniques. Sculpting as if drawing, and embracing the accidental moments that arise, led to many fascinating discoveries. Cloisonné ware is a craft in which a glassy glaze is applied to silver or copper and enclosed into the small sections separated by a wire. Japanese cloisonné enamel reached a technical peak, producing items more advanced than any that had existed before. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki Using this craft Yochiya present the Shippo vases...