Japanese Blue Black Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist

Exceptional Japanese contemporary large porcelain charger, hand painted showcasing a dramatic scene of two dragons in platinum and gold set against a stunning dimpled deep blue backg...

Exctraordinary contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative charger, extremely intricately hand painted in an auspicious karakusa pattern...

On offer is a truly impressive blue and white porcelain plate of Hizen ware, from Arita in Japan, circa mid to late-19th century. The plate was made by Kajiwara Kikujiro (菊次郎, the second Kiku son) and/or Kajiwara Kikusaburo (菊三郎, the third Kiku son who died in 1883) of the Kajiware Family Kiln of in Arita. It was decorated in a superb design with blue under-glaze, clearly out of a hand of a master. In a Classic Japanese composition that was popular in the Meiji Period, the plate displays a riot of auspicious elements, arranged still in a surprisingly harmonious manner. Anchoring the center of the design is an eagle perched on the branch of a blooming cherry tree, its talons clenching the bark and its wings about to open. The motion of the its immediate taking off is palpable. The trunk and the branches of the old cherry tree provide a spacial frame for the arrangement of large peonies with foliage, bundles of chrysanthemums, Chinese bell...

A pair of fine antique Japanese Imari porcelain soap dishes Decorated throughout with floral devices in underglaze blue, iron-red paint, and gilding. ...