Japanese Vase in Mixed Metals, Signed

A surreal vase that has a different look from each side and is reminiscent of Picasso ceramics.

A large unusual square Kyoto style hibachi lacquered in a negorostyle with a brass insert. Would make an interesting coffee table or dramatic with orchids on the floor or on a la...

Sculptural porcelain vase entitled "Tigris". Designed by Ettore Sottsass for the Memphis Milano collection. Original label on base reads "E. Sottsass per Memphis".

A hand-carved alabaster vase with a staggered pattern of raised horizontal bands. Similar to designs by French Art Deco master Pierre Chareau, k...

A fine antique Japanese bronze vase. From the Meiji Period. With copper and silver floral and vine and butterfly inlay as well a kanji symbol to the neck (possibly a stylized f...

A fine antique Japanese flower vase. In hand-hammered copper (or possibly a thin-bodied bronze) with applied silver bands to rim, footrim, shaped edge, and with a lotus petal border at the joint of neck and body. Having the usubata form with a wide flared neck and mouth. The 'usubata' vase is a form favored for large scale floral arrangements by the Ikenobo school, the oldest and largest school of Japanese ikebana founded in the 15th century by Buddhist monk Senno Ikenobo. It is believed that the wide and shallow rim of an usubata vase which displays the surface of the water best imitates natural conditions of growth while also contributing to the longevity of an arrangement with the increased surface area of the water better oxygenating the plants. The base retains still retains hand-hammered marks. There is evidence of seams and folds throughout from the construction, and the surface has a cloud-like brown patina throughout. Simply a wonderful Japanese mixed metal vase...

Exceptional vintage Japanese silver mounted cloisonne vase decorated with veiltail gold-fish and carp swimming amidst pond weed and dating arou...

An exquisite Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vine under the glaze. On Musen-jippo b...