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Place of Origin: Japanese
Set of 3 Japanese Imari Graduated Porcelain Bowls
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare set of three hand painted Imari porcelain graduated sized bowls with the same hand painted scenes and decoration on each. The large is 12 inches in diameter, with the medium 1...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Perfect 20th-21st Century Japanese Porcelain Charger Birds Gooses in Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Japanese Porcelain plate, stunning colors. Marked at base.
17-12-19-1-16
Condition
Overall condition perfect; size: 262 x 23mm
Perio...
Category
20th Century Meiji Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
$707 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite Hand-Signed Arita Porcelain Vase, Contemporary Masterpiece by Yasushi
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Introducing a breathtaking contemporary Japanese vase crafted by the renowned porcelain artist Yasushi, who worked in Arita during the mid t...
Category
Late 20th Century Showa Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Urns, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Urns with Foo Dogs, Circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
A Rare Edo Period Hirado Porcelain Netsuke, Japan Circa 1850
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The recumbent white porcelain figure of a pug dog shown baring its teeth, decorated by hand with spot painted cobalt detail, the underside with twin holes intended for a cord to pass...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Satsuma Tea Caddy Figures Decorated Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely detailed pieces. Marked on base.
Condition:
Overall condition almost perfect, with loss of gilding. Size: 170 mm
Period:
Meiji Periode (1867-1912).
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
$801 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japanese Black Lacquer Box Together with a Blue and White Arita Plate
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
2 drawers. Drop down top. A Japanese black lacquer box
Together with a blue and white Arita plate,
20th century
Lacquer box of rectangular form with b...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Lacquer
Japanese Contemporary Celadon Ceramic Bowl by Ono Kotaro
By Ono Kotaro
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic bowl with celadon glaze by Japanese potter Ono Kotaro (Japanese, b. 1953). Named "Circular Reef", the fine porcelain bowl features an irregular ed...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Ceramic Vase Mingei Style Hamada Shoji
By Hamada Shoji
Located in Atlanta, GA
A heavily potted stoneware vase in cylindrical form, decorated with abstract strokes in iron rust glaze (known as Persimmon Glaze in Japanese) on a black glazed background. The pattern suggests autumn grasses, and it was applied with free hands. The vase is attributed to Japanese potter Hamada Shoji...
Category
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
#11 Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Autumn Tea Set 19th Century Wisteria
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Tea set Satsuma of 11 pieces. Meiji period, 19th century
Marked:
Condition
1 cup with small frits/fleebites rim, rest perfect. Size jugs 110-140mm high cups 90x45mm DXH and...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,074 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Imari Sleeve Vases
Located in Hudson, NY
with elegantly carved wooden stand. Designs featuring floral patterns and birds.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Wood
$15,000 / item
Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist's work belonging to the late part of his underglaze paint phase (started around 1887 until his death), the surface of the koro was painted in beautiful shades of blue to depict a continuous landscape not unlike a traditional ink and watercolor hand scroll. The rise and fall mountains recede and fade into the horizon and are dotted with groves of pines. The sky is painted with a beautiful subtle shade of pink, suggesting a time of sunrise or sunset. The koro is fitted with an ensuite reticulated sterling silver hoya (incense cover), pierced with swirling cloud and marked with "pure silver' in Kanji. The base is signed in underglaze blue "Makuzu Kozan Sei" within a double ring. The piece is beautifully potted in form and the decoration was done with expertise using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking landscape known as "Mountain and Water" with sense of dimensions and gradient, the poetic effects normally conveyed only by sumi ink staining on paper. The piece comes with an unsigned tomobako (wood storage box) of a recent age.
Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu Kozan was 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 artists 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. 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...
Category
Early 1900s Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Silver
Japanese Porcelain Dragon Glazed Vase Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain vase with dragon motif by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic elongated baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated in an unusual pink mist on a white and aubergine background (called Morotai, the Hazy style), on which a flying dragon is showcased on the center. The dragon was outlined in iron red and filled with the aubergine color and was artistically emphasized on its bulging eyes, claws, scales and a long tail. It was the sole focus of the design circumventing the entire body of the vase. The imagery calls in mind the dragon decoration found in Korean...
Category
Early 1900s Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Six 19th Century Japanese Arita Hizen Imari Porcelain Lidded Bowls, Meiji Period
By Arita
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
All six bowls are raised on a circular foot and richly decorated with hand painted enamels depicting floral designs in an Imari palette of cobalt, vermillion & gilt, against alternat...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Persian Market Porcelain Platter Portrait Nasr Al Din Shah Qajar 20th C
By Gardner Porcelain Factory
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large platter, bearing a single, central commemorative portrait of Naser al din Shah Qajar, the portrait facing slightly to the left (see companion platte...
Category
1950s Late Victorian Vintage Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
19th Century Imari Porcelain Tall Trumpet Vase, Japan, 1870s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A remarkable hand painted Japanese Imari porcelain trumpet vase with ribbed body and profuse decoration. This vase is very rare and unique...
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Japanese Gennai Ware Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Japanese Gennai Ware vase, known for its bright coloring, Gennai Ware was produced by Hiraga Gennai (1728-1780), a scientist and intellectual who lived in what is now Shido, Kagawa Prefecture. Gennai Ware is stylistically similar to Kochi Ware which is an early Chinese pottery...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase by Ken Matsuzaki with Original Tomobako
By Ken Matsuzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive stoneware bottle form vase by contemporary Japanese studio potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-) circa 2010s. The solid form takes its cue from Chinese traditional plum vase (Meiping) with raised and swelled shoulder and a small opening, yet it rises from a non-conventional pentagonal faceted base. The extraordinary surface was covered with Yohen Shino glaze in a deep iron hue. Thick white slips were applied in bold strokes to the lower portion of the vase. The abstract pattern calls to mind of the imagery of the iconic ocean waves found in traditional Japanese art. The presence of the vase is strong and none-compromising, reaching back to the past yet appearing utterly modern. It is marked by the artist underneath and comes with the original tomobako with title and author inscriptions and a wrapping cloth with the artist's seal.
"Ken Matsuzaki’s haptic ceramics bring a contemporary approach to traditional Japanese ceramicware, most notably 16th-century Oribe pottery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Taisho Satsuma Painted Vase
By Satsuma
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A petite and beautiful hand-decorated ceramic baluster vase, painted all around with traditional Japanese motifs, including native flora, birds and bamboo stems on a creamy glazed background. The colour palette is bold and bright, with highlights of green, red and blue, together with plentiful gilt relief...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Japanese Bowl with Dragon
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/1393 - This bowl is more antique tha I wrote. This is one piece from a large collection of ancient pottery, gathered 35 years ago and never exhibited to the public.
I woud like to sell...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Nagoya Japanese Meiji Hand Painted Tea Wares with Herons
By Nagoya Craftsmen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made Japanese Nagoya Meiji porcelain tea set hand painted with water birds amidst flowering Iris dating from around 1900. The teaset comprises of a teapot and cover, a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Tenmoku Kaki And Nuka Glaze Vase With Original Signed Branded Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki finger wipe decoration and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Foo-Dog 'Shi-Shi' Incense Burner 'Koro' with Removable Lid
Located in Hudson, NY
This unique piece of ceramic has beautiful color. It also has a collector's box.
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Large Square Bowl Centerpiece
By Satsuma
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma large square bowl
Antique early Meiji Period 15" square with scalloped rim Satsuma bowl. Highly unusual and finely painted. ...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Lotus Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese Mid-Century Modern glazed ceramic vase in lotus shape, stamped with mark on the bottom. 9.5" height x 3.25" diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Shino Ware Mizusashi 'Water Container'
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Taisho/Early Showa Period. Artist signature and seal read: Seiun. Comes with original wooden box.
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Meiji Period Signed Fukagawa Blue & White Fish 'Flounder' Plate
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meiji Period signed Fukagawa blue & white fish 'Flounder' plate
Japan Circa 1900s
We are pleased to offer a rare two -headed (flounder) blue and white signed Fukagawa fish plate me...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1880 Scalloped Japanese Imari Plate
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 scalloped Imari plate, Japanese. Hexagonal shape. Floral urn on stand central reserve. Well scalloped; cartouches with floral decoration. Underside chip.
9 5/8" x 9 1/4" x...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Jar from Onda Yaki Kiln
By Onda Yaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese lidded ceramic jar from the kiln of Onda Yaki, circa 2010. The stoneware jar impresses the viewer with a robust bulbous form. Its black body is nearly unglazed but exuberantly splashed with strokes of slip glazes of white, yellow and blue. The visual effect is wonderful that it appears traditional and contemporary at the same time. The tri-color glaze calls to mind the San-Cai from Chinese Tang dynasty, yet the application is akin to abstract painting on canvas.
Onda Yaki also spelled as Onta Yaki also spelled Onta, is a type of Japanese pottery produced in and around the village of Onta in Oita Prefecture in Kyushu Island. It was founded in 1705. Closely associated with Mingei folk art, Onda ware was inscribed by the national government in 1995 as an Intangible Cultural Property
Background from Pucker Gallery where the jar was exibited and purchased.
"In his search for true folk pottery, the Japanese philosopher Soetsu Yanagi...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Japanese "Imari" Porcelain Plate on Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning antique 19th century Japanese "Imari" porcelain plate on stand.
18" diameter plate. (21" high on stand).
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Ceramic Vase with Delicate Carvings by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delicate and rare Japanese ceramic vase by the important Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1887-1910. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successful...
Category
1890s Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Porcelain Gold, Ivory & Black with Florals Plate, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Japanese porcelain plate, hand-decorated gold, ivory & black with florals, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Large porcelain Dish Imari-Arita Hand Painted signed Edo Period Ca 1810
By Arita
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful example of a Japanese, Arita- Imari porcelain large Dish or Platter with finely hand painted decoration, dating to the Edo period circa 1810.
This dish is v...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of antique Japanese porcelain vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Japanese porcelain vases
Japanese, early 20th Century
Height 86.5cm, diameter 36cm
The beautiful Imari porcelain vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$8,802 / set
Pair Imari Porcelain Chargers w/Four Hand Painted Panels and Scalloped Edges
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely pair of Japanese Imari Meiji period six panel scalloped chargers are entirely hand painted with much detail and feature three panels depicting birds and butterflies among...
Category
1880s Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Japanese Hand Painted and Gilded Demitasse Coffee Service
This exceptional 1920s Japanese coffee service features 6 demitasse cups with accompanying, coffee pot, sugar bowl an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Large Heavy Banko Ware Ceramic Pottery Stoneware Vase, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully glaze stoneware Banko ware vase with beautifully detailed craftsmanship.
Banko ware pottery is thought to have originate...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Contemporary Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 8
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a stunningly shaped porcelain body in black, a signed masterpiece belonging to the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Taishō Period 1900s Tamba Tachikui Ware Brown Sake Jar with Drip Glaze
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period brown Tamba Tachikui ware sake jar jug from the early 20th century. Boasting a lovely brown color accented with black drip glaze, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Large Satsuma Vase with Cover
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional and large Satsuma vase with cover with foo dog finial, finely enameled and gilt. Drilled apparently for use previously as table lamp. Firing crack to the lid, otherwise...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Porcelain Charger Plate Finely Hand Painted, Edo Period Circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an excellent example of a Japanese porcelain Charger or very large plate with a finely hand painted design, dating to the Edo period circa 1840 or possibly earlier.
This cha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Imari Fan Arita Porcelain Dinner Service, 26 Pcs.
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Astoria, NY
Imari Fan Arita Porcelain Dinnerware Service, each with gilt borders and marked "Imari Fan / I Magnin Exclusive / Arita China Japan" to underside, comprising: four (4) teacups with f...
Category
Late 20th Century Other Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Set of 4 Meiji Period Imari Bottle Form Vases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare set of four hand painted Japanese porcelain Imari bottle form vases. The vases of square tapering form with classic Imari iron red and cobalt blue ...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Henko Rope Inlay Pottery Vase with Box
By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed, gorgeously glazed, and highly coveted press-molded square Mingei Henko vase by Japanese National Treasure and Mashik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
A Satsuma bowl decorated with a striking landscape
Located in Milano, IT
Satsuma bowl decorated with a striking landscape that evokes the beauty and serenity of the Japanese hills, with a gently flowing river surrounded by trees and mountains.
The bowl i...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Japanese Porcelain Plate with Hand-Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese hand-painted porcelain plate from the 19th century, with blue and white tree and foliage décor. Created in Japan during the 19th centur...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large, Beautiful Country-Ware Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, beautiful country-ware vase. Possibly Oribe vase with beautiful blue-green drip over-glaze and other nice glazing techniques. Small "ears" on the side. Taisho period handmade ...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Signed Artisan Mingei Shigaraki Ware Pottery Wabi-Sabi Abstract Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite striking Japanese Shigaraki Ware pottery vase featuring a very abstract, multi-layered ash glazed texture.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The k...
Category
20th Century Showa Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Japanese Porcelain Enameled Vase, Garden &Scene Pheasant C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Japanese Porcelain Enameled Vase, Garden &Scene Pheasant, Made in Japan, C1910
Measures- 10.75''H x 6.25''W x 6.25''D
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Large Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Washizome is a Japanese paper with water-absorbing properties, cut into a shape and size according to the pattern, on an unglazed base made of locro. Cobalt oxide, manganese, iron, k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900s Pair Antiques Japanese Porcelain Vases with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of vases made of polychrome porcelain depicting hand-decorated flowers and butterflies, complete with base of carved wood. Japanese manufacture, early 1900s, signed on the base....
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
1920s Art Deco Japanese Awaji Multicolor Rainbow Cloud Vase from the Sanpei Kiln
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Southampton, NJ
An exceptional c1920 rainbow-colored Art Deco Awaji Pottery vase with an overlapping cloud-like motif. Multicolored pieces of Awaji Pottery all too often suffer from glazes migrating...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Painted Chawan Tea Bowl with Original Sealed Signed Box
By Rosanjin Kitaoji
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous hand-painted pottery Chawan tea bowl by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest artists/ceramicists of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Edo Period Bizen Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
Edo period Bizen vase, late Edo period (mid-19th century) ceramic vase from Bizen, one of the six ancient kilns in Japan. Unusual undulating rim, with tradi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$8,500
Iga Mizusashi 'Water Container for the Tea Ceremony'
Located in Hudson, NY
17th to 18th century Iga ware from Fushinan, Kyoto. Iga embodies the essence of tea ceremony's requirements for wabi-sabi, which appreciates the beauty in imp...
Category
Early 18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Imari Charger with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain charger plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white décor depicting a man rowing a boat. Created in J...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari Vases with Dragon Handles
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of Japanese Meiji Period Imari vases with Dragon handles, Japanese Porcelain Studio Marks on Underside. Each is beautifully ...
Category
1880s Meiji Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Ceramic Bowl Makuzu Kozan Utusushi Kenzan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare ceramic bowl with overglaze paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916). Unlike the better-known works Kozan made for the expositions in the west and export to the foreign market, this piece exemplifies his work for the domestic market and the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a celebrated Edo painter and ceramicist. Utusushi is loosely translated as "in the spirit of". It is not at all a simple imitation of a master, but a Japanese concept of embracing the spiritual essence of a master while the creator is free to mix in his or her own unique artistic interpretation and flavor.
The bowl was made to hold fruits during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a grey glaze onto which Asagao flowers (Japanese morning glory) on the vines were painted in a free and poetic style. White was used for the petals, green for the leaves with touches of gold highlight. Asagao, the symbol of the summer was rendered in the spirit of Ogata Kenzan, and interestingly the shape of the blossom echoes the unique form the bowl. It was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the summer months.
Under the base, Kozan was signed in black on a white porcelain plaque inlay.
For two similar examples of Kozan's work Utusushi Kenzan, see Page 168-169 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
Category
Early 1900s Japonisme Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Imari Plate with Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Imari porcelain plate from the 19th century, with hand-painted blue and white mountain, tree, architecture and bridge décor. Created in Japan during the 19th century, this Imari porcelain plate features a delicate blue and white décor...
Category
19th Century Antique Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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