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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Period: Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Canton Porcelain Square Tea Jar Lamp, Circa 1900-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese canton porcelain square tea jar lamp, Circa 1900-1920.
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps, circa 1900-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps, Circa 1900-1920.
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Rare Porcelain Commemorative Vases by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of porcelain vases in classic form, decorated with underglaze blue and copper red painting by Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan. Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu was one of the most established and collected ceramist known to the west from Meiji Period. The vases are in a classic Chinese form called "Bang Chu Ping" (grain-mallet vase...
Category

Japanese Japonisme Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Earth Coloured Ceramic Jar / Planter with Tiger Medallions, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of Chinese Ceramics this Jar, with hints of the original glazing on the exterior features tiger medallions and engravings. In the modern-day, this would make for ...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Set Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These glazed Chinese ceramic jars from the turn of the 19th century were once used for pickling foods. They feature a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed textu...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece, 19th/20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece , 19th/20th Century A large and impressive work, in two parts bearing seal/reign mark on the back o...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a brown finish and outer surface that f...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle with Hand-Painted Characters, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Japanese ceramic Sake Jar from the early 20th century. The jar features glazed ceramic and hand-painted characters. Dimensions: Height 27cm x Diameter 1...
Category

Japanese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Porcelain Brazier 'Incense Burner', Signed
Located in Norton, MA
A very unusual Antique Japanese Porcelain Brazier (Incense Burner) with green checker pattern, Signed on the bottom.
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Chinese Ceramic Ginger Jar with Metal Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the early 20th century Dimensions: Height 18.5cm diameter 17cm.   
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese 'Shiwan' Candleholder / Oil Lamp Set, Green-Glazed Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century features the distinctive green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near Guangd...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th century was once used for pickling foods. It features a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed texture. ...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Large Century Kutani Porcelain Vase
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant hand painted Japanese porcelain Kutani Vase, 25.5 inches tall with delicate and crisp hand painted Japanese scenes with the classic iron red accent color. The front cartouche...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Green Glazed Ceramic Pork Lard Storage Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze adorns this early 20th century Chinese ceramic pork lard storage jar. The characters on its front side translate to "Pork Lard". This jar features a wonderful...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Chinese Ceramic Ginger Jar with Metal Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a Blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the Early 20th Century Dimensions: Height 20.5cm Diameter 18cm.  
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ceramic 'Shiwan' Oil Lamp / Candleholder Set, Green Glaze, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century feature a green/blue glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district ...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Chinese Persimmon Squared Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and sculptural form, this squared vase combines the centuries-old phoenix tail vase form with a rich persimmon-orange glaze, popularized during the Art Deco movemen...
Category

Chinese Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic Green Glaze 'Shiwan' Oil Lamp Set, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century features the distinctive green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiw...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Chinese Republic Period Famille Noire Porcelain Plaque Painted with Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Republic Period Famille Noire porcelain plaque painted with parrots signed with oblong iron red seal, in a later hardwood and ebonized frame Measures: Plaque 9"x 12" Frame 14...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Antique Pair of Japanese Handpainted Pink Porcelain Lamps with Silver Shades
Located in Toronto, ON
This pair of antique Japanese porcelain lamps are extremely rare and valuable not only for their artistry but for their beautiful unco...
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Metal

Chinese Ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Teapot, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Early 20th century Shiwan green-glazed teapot from China's Shiwanzhen district near Guangdong.
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this petite footed dish charms with expressive sweeps of blue atop a blue-grey underglaze. Once used for serving food and dri...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Middle Eastern Ceramic Mosque Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality Middle Eastern blue and white ceramic Mosque lamp with original hardware chains.
Category

Asian Antique Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this petite footed dish charms with expressive sweeps of blue atop a blue-grey underglaze. The tapered sides are loosely brus...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Ceramic Pickling Jar Set Jade Green, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These glazed Chinese ceramic jars from the turn of the 19th century were once used for pickling foods. They feature a jade green finish and outer surface that features a ribbed textu...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Shiwan Green & Blue Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful blue-green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen dis...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan This porcelain Maneki Neko, the good fortune beckoning cat, is a molded seated form with the right raised ...
Category

Japanese Folk Art Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Chinese Ceramic Ginger Jar with Metal Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a Blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the Early 20th Century Dimensions: Height 25.5cm Diameter 22cm.  
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ceramic 'Shiwan' Oil Lamp / Candle Holder, Green Glaze, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ware oil lamp from the early 20th century features a green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near G...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Canton Style Chinese Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Canton style Chinese porcelain vases Chinese, early 20th century Measures: Height 123cm, diameter 42cm These large and impressive Chine...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle with Hand-Painted Characters, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Japanese ceramic Sake Jar from the early 20th century. The jar features glazed ceramic and hand-painted characters. Dimensions: Height 27cm x diameter 1...
Category

Japanese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Satsuma Teacup & Saucer Set with Ornate Hand Painted Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique authentic Satsuma teacup and saucer set is signed, but the artist has not been identified and was made in Japan in circa 1900 in the Anglo-...
Category

Japanese Anglo-Japanese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green/blue glaze, which is less common than the distinctive green-glaze of Shiwan ware. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smoke...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried a...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic 'Shiwan' Oil Lamp / Candle Holder, Green Glaze, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ware oil lamp from the early 20th century features a green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near G...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese 'Shiwan' Candleholder / Oil Lamp Set of 6, Green-Glazed, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This set of 6 Shiwan ware oil lamps from the early 20th century feature the distinctive green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near Guang...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Chinese Celadon and Tonal Pattern Porcelain Pot
Located in New York, NY
Chinese celadon, porcelain pot decorated with a raised, tonal botanical and dragon design wrapping the entirety of its bulbous form and accented with foo...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Shoji Hamada Japanese Mingei Pottery Plate with Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique plate by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his iron pigment brushed and glazed bamboo hakeme motif. The original Hamada stamped or sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box. This work is sure to shine in any collection or setting. Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National Treasure in Japan in 1955. In 1968 he received Japan's highest artistic award the Order of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum...
Category

Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Ceramic 'Shiwan' Oil Lamp / Candleholder, Green Glaze, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ware oil lamp from the early 20th century features a green glaze. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen district near G...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Chinese Export Kendi, Swatow Ware, Porcelain with Polychrome Enamels, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Swatow ware Chinese export shipwreck porcelain kendi featuring a writing dragon and an apocryphal Tongzhi mark, late 19th or early 20th centur...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Collection of Four Japanese Tamba Tokkuri Sake Bottles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Japanese Ceramic Tokkuri Sake storage bottles circa early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho period). The bottles were made in Tamba (Tanba) kil...
Category

Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze with hints of blue. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typ...
Category

Chinese Other Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Ceramic Form of a Human Skull with a Snake
Located in Hudson, NY
Seal on bottom reads: Koun.
Category

Japanese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Early 20th Century Chinese Sancai Terra Cotta Pedestals or Stands
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding near pair of Chinese Sancai terra cotta pedestals or stands. This pair dates to the early 20th c. and has acquired a rich ...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Porcelain Tea Container with Good Luck Symbols, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A classic Chinese covered porcelain tea container with the double happiness symbol surrounded by six bats, representing health, long life and ...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Unusual Porcelain Pedestal Lotus Flower Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual antique Chinese porcelain pedestal lotus flower shaped bowl hand painted in bold solid colors believed to date from the early 20th century or possibly earlier. The lot...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Chinese Enamel Famille Rose Plaque Early 20th Century, Signed
Located in Norton, MA
A Chinese Famille rose Porcelain plaque Early 20th century Signed Chinese Famille rose porcelain plaque of two men watching a crane in flight. Two seals at lower right. Nicely...
Category

Asian Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this petite footed dish charms with expressive sweeps of blue atop a blue-grey underglaze. Once used for serving food and dri...
Category

Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. Dated to the early 20th century, this large porcelain bowl is a wonderful example of the intricate painted linework characteristic of famille rose ware. The base of the bowl features an arrangement of precious scholars' objects and auspicious symbols, including a ruyi scepter, a handscroll, and rhinoceros horns...
Category

Chinese Qing Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Tea Service in Celadon Porcelain and Silver-Plated Metal, 1920's
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Tea service composed of six cups in fine Indochinese porcelain. The celadon-color cups are adorned with floral and bird’s motifs painted inside white-backgrounded cartouches. The handle and the base of each cup are removable and made of silver-plated metal, drilled and engraved with plant motifs. The octagonal saucers are in silver-plated metal and apertured on the wings. The set is accompanied by six spoons in silvered metal engraved and presented in its original box. Indochinese work realized in the 1920's. Dimensions: H 12 x W 40 x D 28 cm. Celadon designates both a color and a type of ceramic specific to China and the Far East. "Celadon Green": it's a color name designating a shade of green. Celadon is particularly appreciated in Asia, because it allows to obtain the color of jade, the sacred stone. The name celadon is today almost always associated with porcelain, usually Chinese. In French, the origin of the word comes from Honoré d...
Category

Chinoiserie Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Steel

Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix and Peony Baluster Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Early 20th Century Sang De Boeuf Vase on Rosewood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This large vase made in China during the first three decades of the 20th century is of a lovely deep Sang De Boeuf color. Ox Blood in the English language, this opaque deep red color was first developed to perfection in the reign of Kang Hsi...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Vase, Canton, circa 1900
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese export porcelain rose medallion vase, 23in, Canton, circa 1900.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Folding Enamel Decorated Porcelain Plaques
Located in Norton, MA
Three-panel folding screens with central porcelain plaque depicting a standing royal with attendants flanked by panels depicting foliage, birds, and bat. From a Southampton, Framed b...
Category

Chinese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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