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Style: Showa
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Nuka Glaze Flower Vase With Original Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei/ Mashiko pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature dripping Nuka glaze over a persimmon Kakiyu Kaki, spiral...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Persimmon Glaze Vase Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, sumptuously glazed vase by master Japanese Mingei potter Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his highly coveted rich Kaki/persimmon glaz...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Ceramic Pottery Bowl Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely decorated and wonderfully executed ceramic Mingei glazed plate/ low bowl by Japanese National Treasure and Mashiko pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays his famous Jomon Zogan rope inlay design, hand-painted decoration, and has his impressed "Ta" signature on the base. Shimaoka, who started as an apprentice to famed Japanese potter Shoji Hamada in 1946 before opening his pottery studio, has exhibited worldwide including in North America, Asia, and Europe. In 1996 he was bestowed the title of Japanese Living Treasure...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Shoji Hamada Japanese Pottery Mingei Bamboo Tetsue Hakeme Vase with Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted and designed vase by master Japanese Mingei Moshiko potter Shoji Hamada, a fine example of his iron pigment and glazed hand painted tetsue brushwork...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

8 Piece Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Chawan Tea Bowl & Cover Set in Original Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box. All bowls signed/marked on the base. Likely from the Showa pe...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese Glazed Rope Inlay Pottery Ceramic Vase with Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei bottle vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This vase is an early work of Shimaoka's before he started to use his impressed "Ta" signature. The rich colors are truly amazing and shift in the light. The vase comes with a Shimaoka signed and sealed box. The work is exquisite in every way and has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Shimaoka, who started as an apprentice to famed Japanese potter Shoji Hamada in 1946 before opening his own studio, has exhibited worldwide including North America, Asia, and Europe. In 1996 he was bestowed the title of Japanese Living Treasure...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Banana Leaf Mashiko Pottery Plate Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-decorated and executed large Mingei pottery plate/charger/low bowl by Japanese National Treasure Mashiko-yaki ceramic master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work features a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Oribe Ware Tall Basket Vase Original Sealed Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous, beautifully decorated large pottery/ceramic basket vase by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest art...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Japanese Plate with Cranes 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique plate which was made around 1960s in Showa era. This plate is hand painted. It is made in Japan. There is two cranes on this plate. Two cranes walking or flying...
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Okinawa Ceramic Showa Period Awamori Sake Pottery Dachibin Hip Flask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand painted and decorated traditional Okinawan ceramic awamori/sake flask, also known as a dachibin. These handcrafted pieces were originally designed to be carried and worn against the hip, hence the curved shape. This piece is from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics and pottery works - a collection like no other we have seen. We believe this flask is from the early to mid-1900s. Would be a great addition to any Japanese ceramics...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Signed Polychrome Ceramic Pottery Plate, Showa Period
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully decorated, hand painted Japanese plate. From a collection of Japanese art, pottery, and artifacts. Signed or stamped o...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Shoji Hamada Japanese Earth-Toned Glazed Vase with Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautiful flower vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring an example of his popular two-color, sumptuous earth-toned ...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, darkly fired, antique Bizen ware three-ear tsubo jar/pot/vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a l...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Porcelain Flowers Bowl Koudaiji Raku Ware 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a bowl which was made with porcelain. It will come with a wooden box. It was made in Showa era around 1970s. It was made with style Raku (Raku ware) in Koudaiji gama. Dimens...
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Reconstructed Ceramics #1 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. He broke ceramic at first, and makes it into a lot of fragment. He rasps some of fragm...
Category

2010s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Shiko Shikou Munakata Rare Signed Japanese Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl & Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare, wonderfully designed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master woodblock printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) who is widely considered to be the most important Japanese visual artist of the 20th century and the Pablo Picasso of Japan. This hand-painted work clearly illustrates Munakata's whimsical side as it is of a Koma - a child's spinning top toy. Very few examples of Munakata's work in ceramics exist still today. The work is signed by Munakata on the base as well as the original wood protective storage box (his seal can also be seen faintly in the lower-left corner). The bowl has a small kintsugi or "golden joinery" repair - the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold - on the inside. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. Munakata who is often compared to Picasso was primarily associated with and a principal figure in both the Sosaku-Hanga (which stressed the artist as the sole creator ) and the Mingei (folk art) movements. His many accolades and awards include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by the Grand Prix Award at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970. In 1960 after returning from a year abroad exhibiting his work in the United States, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed upon him the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. He also received a Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun culture prize in 1965. Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including: The Britsih Museum, UK The Chicago Art Institute Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY The Philadelphia Museum of Art The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis And his own museum The Munakata Shiko...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Matcha Bowl Kyo Ware Oshikoji Wave 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a matcha bowl which we use for tea ceremony. This bowl was made around 1980s in Showa era in Japan. The style of this bowl is Oshikoji. It is one of the style of Kyo yaki. ...
Category

1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Pottery Charger in the Manner of Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous, sumptuously, richly, and darkly glazed, hand-decorated large Japanese studio pottery charger. The craftsmanship is exquisite. The piece radiates in the light and features an abstract trailed glaze design. The work is very reminiscent of Japanese master potters Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu (the previous owner lived half of each year in Hawaii where Toshiko lived and collected both her and Hamada's works). Possible marker's impressed mark/ chop signature along the edge of the lower rim (please see photos). Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian pottery/ ceramics...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Japanese Pottery Vase with Signed & Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and designed gourd vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his famed rich Kaki or persimmon glaze. The original Hamada stamped/sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box. Hamada named this vase Kaki-Yu-Kabin (flower vase with Kakiyu glaze). A very rare form. One Japanese ceramic dealer whom we know said he had only seen one or two other examples like this by Hamada before. This work is sure to shine in any Japanese pottery/art 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

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Mashiko Ware Mingei Pottery Water Container Vase Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite beautiful and visually stunning Japanese Mashiko Ware Pottery (Mashikoyaki) Mingei vase or Mizusashi (fresh water container used for traditional te...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Asian Large Ceramic Stoneware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Bowl Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly magnificent in size and execution Japanese stoneware studio pottery charger/bowl. This exceptionally large and heavy asymmetrical work features a circular swirl design patter...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Fine Large Rooster And Birds Tea Bowl, Hand-Built and Hand Glazed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint Kyo ware bowl From Japan, a beautiful hand-built, painted and glazed, Kyo ware large bowl or large tea bowl with a proud rooster and birds motif created in the 1930s.- over se...
Category

1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Porcelain Horse Sculpture by Saegusa Sotaro, Mid 20th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This porcelain horse sculpture, created by the esteemed Japanese artist Saegusa Sotaro, exemplifies the graceful synthesis of traditional Japanese culture and abstract art elements. ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Midcentury Large Glazed Pottery Vase in the Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A really large and wonderful piece. Clearly, the maker was a fan of Shoji Hamada's work. Could be a Mashiko Ware pottery vase. Signed on the base along with a sticker on the insi...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Large 1900-1930 Satsuma Antique Garniture Japanese Colorful Vases, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great pieces, nice interior addition. Condition Biggest vase both lid and vase were restored, foot also. Small vases in good condition, only a chip to nose of one of the dogs. ...
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20th Century Chinese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Great 20th Century Japanese Raw Fish Bowl Blue and White Hand Painted Artist
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice bowl in Nabeshima style Condition Overall Condition Perfect. Small chip. Size 165mm Period 20th century.
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Asian Signed Stamped Large Ceramic Pottery Glazed Low Bowl Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, substantial work. Beautifully designed and made. Signed/ chop stamped by the artist on the base. From a prominent Los Angeles collection of Japanese and Asian ceramics ...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Porcelain Hibachi of the Showa Period or Slightly Earlier.
Located in Hudson, NY
This porcelain Japanese hibachi or “Fire Bowl” was made in Japan circa 1900 to 1925. This is a traditional Japanese heating device and consists of a fireproof cylinder or box that ca...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Shino Ware Sake Tea Cup with Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous Shino ware pottery sake/ teacup by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the great...
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Miyanaga Tozan III Seihakuji Glazed Tokkuri, Showa Era, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime and elegant seihakuji (qingbai or celadon) glazed porcelain tokkuri (sake bottle) by Miyanaga Tozan III, also known as Miyanaga Rikichi, (b. 1935), Showa Period, circa 1980...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Red & Gold Glazed Yunomi Teacup
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery Yunomi teacup or sake cup that features a wonderful sumptuous crimson red glaze with dripping gold gilt glaze and various shifts in color and textu...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Asian Signed Glazed Pottery Ceramic Folk Art Wabi-Sabi Yunomi Teacup
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese yunomi teacup featuring a subtle blue-green crackle glaze. The work radiates in the light. This little gem (along with others we will be listing) came from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics - a collection like no other we have seen before. The yunomi teacup has a somewhat Wabi-Sabi feel and appearance to it. Appears to be signed by the maker/artist on the base. Would be a great addition to any Asian or Japanese pottery/ceramics collection...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

20th Century Porcelain Japanese Super Large Charger Japan Blue and White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Sharing with you this large and Fabulous Japanese charger in amazing colors. Box included Condition Perfect. Size 340 x 60mm D x H Period 20th century Showa...
Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fantastic Japanese Porcelain Bowl Nabeshima Flowers Japan Marked Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautiful bowl. Medium size. With a stunning scene of flowers Exquisite Nabeshima bowl The Nabeshima kilns were the earliest makers of porcelain in Japan and the clan's artisans have continued their excellence for nearly 400 years. Nabeshima ware...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique 20th Japanese Porcelain Plate Scene of a Landscape Relief
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece. Condition Overall condition perfect. Measures: 290 x 43mm Period Showa Periode (1926-1989).   
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Okimono Bronze Japanese Statue of Fish Japan Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Nicely made artifact used as table decoration during the kaiseki meal. The piece is marked Condition Overall condition just some ware. 210mm length Period 20th c...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Bronze

Great 20th Century Japanese Raw Fish Bowls Blue and White Hand Painted Artist
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice bowl in Nabeshima style Condition Overall condition perfect. Small chip. Period 20th century. Size 165mm.
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Showa Period Tall Deep Green Ground Cloisonne Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period tall deep green ground cloisonne vase, with three white and pink orchids, silvered metal mounts, Japanese, mid-20th century.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Very Large Showa Period Japanese 20th Century Porcelain Kutani Flowers Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description Lovely and detailed piece with a great decoration of a flower Original storage box included. Condition Perfect. Size 382 x 65mm D x H Period 20th century.
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Stoneware Dishes, Set of Eight
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Set of eight vintage Japanese stoneware dishes, in the shape of bamboo with gilded interior. Each piece sold individually. Please ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Gold Leaf

Showa period Japanese 20th Century Porcelain Kutani Bird Plate in Box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and detailed piece with a great decoration of a bird in a garden scene. Condition Overall condition perfect (but crackled). Size 225 x 25mm D x H Period 20th century.
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Perfect 20C 30CM Japanese Porcelain Charger Flower and Leaves Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated Japanese Porcelain plate, stunning colors. marked at base. Condition Overall Condition Perfect; Size: 300x46mm Period 20th century
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Shawan tea cup in celadon with corded pattern by to Tenzo Shimaoka
Located in PARIS, FR
Celadon tea cup with corded patterns glazed in the Jômon zogan style made by Tatsuzô Shimaoka (1919-2007, Mingei school). Developed by himself, this style ...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Celadon

Striking Cloisonné Enamel Vase by Ota Hiroaki
By Ota Hiroaki
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A striking cloisonné enamel vase with gold and green gin-bari decoration by Ota Hiroaki, the body with a continuous frieze of scrolling green leaves and flowerheads on a white ground...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Pale Blue Cloisonné Vase by Tamura
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Japanese cloisonne enamel vase by Tamura This large high shouldered vase has a single stylized blossom against a spray of foliage within scalloped borders in shades of turqu...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Showa Period Blue Cloisonne Vase by Tamura
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period blue cloisonne vase by Tamura, of squat ovoid form with a band of gold, silver and white prunus blossom in gin-bari around the shoul...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Green Ground Cloisonne Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period green ground cloisonne vase, with two white and pink orchids, chrome mounts. Attributed to Ando. Japanese, circa 1950.  
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Red Gin-Bari Trumpet Vase by Ando
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period red gin-bari trumpet vase by Ando, showing a large single flowerhead with white petal tips, all in wire outlines, with chrome mounts and the Ando wire mark to the base...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Rich Cream Ground Musen Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period rich cream ground musen cloisonne enamel vase with Mount Fuji by Ando, the snowy mountain rising above stands of fir trees, with impress...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Showa Period Tall Cream Ground Cloisonne Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period tall cream ground cloisonne vase, with two orchids and four spikey leaves, Japanese, mid 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Green Gin-Bari Trumpet Vase by Ando
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period green gin-bari trumpet vase by Ando, with two bunches of grapes and a vine leaf depicted in varying circles of silver wire, with silver mounts Japanese, 20th century. ...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Unusual Showa Period Cloisonné Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual Showa period cloisonné vase, of squat ovoid form with continuous guilloche in turquoise and green enamels enclosing abstract designs in blue, y...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Showa ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Showa ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Showa ceramics made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Shoji Hamada, Rosanjin Kitaoji, Tatsuzo Shimaoka, and Tamura. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $7,500 while the average work can sell for $1,204.

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