Porcelain Paintings and Screens

Hand painted in brilliant teal, red, green, black, yellow and aubergine colors. Mint, Signed, and Boxed. Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this very unusual treasure from Japan! This is a beautiful pair (2) of hand painted and hand glazed mandarin ducks called Oshidori. They are glazed in brilliant colors only the master artisans from the Kutani kiln can execute. Signed on bottom of each duck. Included is a wooden display sign to exhibit next to your treasures. Tehy are accompanied by the original signed artisan...

From An impeccable American Provenance: Estate of Otis Elevator Family Descendant Elisha Graves Otis Japanese pair (2) , 19th century Meiji period Imari Arita Yaki blue and white porcelain palace scale vases hand painted in cobalt under glaze in an ovoid form of prolific and highly detailed "landscapes, lanterns, karakusa, and waves" patterns. The tapered bodies rising to knopped , cylindrical necks with undulating, everted mouths decorated in underglaze blue with rondels and rectangles of garden landscapes and garden lanterns above a lower field of waves. The top neck portions with auspicious floral rondels on a classic karakusa (winding plant) ground. Unusual and seldom found hand painted garden lanterns encircled by mountains and clouds are prominent on the upper reaches of neck exterior decor; a large band of clouds and churning waves outlined in cobalt blue compliment and decorate the bases. Additionaly, auspicious symbols including cobalt leaves, large twelve petaled chrysanthemum flowers among karakusa , bamboo, and large diameter multi floral rondels finish the fine artistic quality of these extraordinary vases. Inside the top undulated rims one can take visual pleasure from more hand painted floral rondels and bamboo patterned hand paintings. Quality: Fine condition with traces of old black lacquer around top edges. No repairs. Dimensions: 61 inches high and 20 inches diameter at top and 20 inches diameter at mid waist. The bottom measures 10 inches diameter. Each vase hand made in two sections. Only one pair. American Provenance: Otis Elevator Family, Elisha Graves Otis Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We have been dealing in authentic Japanese antiques, fine art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president travels to Europe and Japan to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best Asian examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity, and quality condition. About Arita Wares Arita ware is a name given for Japanese porcelain...

Extraordinary Japanese large framed and signed Imari Meiji Koransha porcelain charger in a stunning octagonal shape. It features an extremely intricate ske...

Exceptional pair of handcrafted enameled porcelain plates made in the Qinglong period style. Each panel depicts a brown and white horse with an orange monkey in the tree above. The s...

Japan, a beautiful example of a larger antique hand painted blue and white porcelain sometsuke Ozara crafted in Imari with exotic foo bird design. Period: Edo period, mid-19th century.  Reverse with original and appropriate Classic firing marks indicating an early Japanese work of art pre-1860. Quality: Very good condition, beautiful example. Dimensions: Substantial size for wall or table display or gorgeous entertaining appetizer tray...

A beautiful antique Chinese porcelain 8 panel screen, 20th century. Each porcelain panel depicting a finely painted scene and Chinese character, decorat...

Exceptional set of four hand painted enameled porcelain plates made in the Qinglong period style. Each panel depicts two animals real and mythical in a treed setting. Animals include...

Fine Chinese carved screen with porcelain plaques. The beautiful wood is finely carved with foliage and scroll motif fretwork centered by various...

Distinctive Chinese blue and white porcelain plaque depicting deities. Features several figures in clouds with mythical birds and pagodas. Mounted to a silvered frame with a light sk...

Remarkable pair of Chinese Qianlong style blue and white porcelain plaques depicting the emperor and empress. Hand-painted with period apocryphal Guangxu Nian Zao stamps (1875-1908)....

This exquisite Chinese screen is crafted from Hongmu, a dark rosewood from South East Asia. The ornately carved frame depicts dragons and scrolling foliate shapes. The central porcel...