very large Japanese Blue Flambe Glazed Ceramic Dragon Vase

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...

very Large and Fine quality 19 century Japanese Imari covered vase

Pair very large and beautiful glazed porcelain jardinieres depicting Chinese royal procession and battle scenes on a pale turquoise ground. Each 15 1/4 inches tall and 18 1/2 inches...

Pair of very fine quality early Meiji period Japanese Satsuma vases.

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...

Very fine quality Japanese Meiji period Satsuma tripod censer with a foo dog finial. wonderful painting quality.

Very unique tall Japanese vase with abstract pattern in a variety of brown tones. The deepest brown glaze is raised, giving the vase a wonderful tac...

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...

Japanese hand crafted glazed pottery dragon vase

3-674 Japanese artist made glazed ceramic vase.

A porcelain vase with dragon design 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 baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated with a slithering dragon in underglaze iron red circulating the exterior among pink clouds. The animated rendering of the dragon is fine and detailed, with five claws, scales, long tails and highlighted eyes. The pink cloud is misty and called Morotai or the hazy style, created with a unique technique developed in Kozan's studio called fuki-e by blowing the pigment powders onto the surface. Kozan Studio experimented with newly available colors from the west starting in the 1880s, which resulted in the expansion of the palette and style that bridged the east and west aesthetic tradition. Marked in underglaze blue on the base. Known also as Miyagawa Kozan...

Japanese Mid-Century Modern glazed ceramic vase in lotus shape, stamped with mark on the bottom. 9.5" height x 3.25" diameter.