Edo Decorative Objects

This is a large Japanese storage jar known as a Tokoname tsubo, dating to the Edo period. The rich surface of the clay, shaped by the passage of t...

This is a Ko-Shigaraki jar. Its presence feels as though the raw power of the earth itself has been captured in form, embodying the fundamental beauty inherent in ancient Japanese ce...

This is a very old ceramic vase made in Japan. It was made in the Edo period (1860s-1860s). It is called Shigaraki ware in Japan. This large vase was used to hold and carry tea leav...

A Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen depicts the Activities of the Twelve Months of the Year, mineral pigments on gold leaf, mounted on wood panels with 6 frames...

This is a very interesting old copper vase, believed to have been made in Japan or China. Its distinctive shape and high level of decoration make it a gem that stands out among the many copper vessels I have seen. The body is cylindrical, with a tightened shape at the top and bottom. The legs are slender and tapered, giving the overall design a beautiful sense of tension. This “tapered hem” design lends a special elegance to the vase's appearance. In terms of decoration, the intricate patterns encircling the upper and lower bands are particularly striking. These patterns are geometric abstractions of clouds and dragons. On both sides, small designs resembling animal or dragon faces are attached, adding to the elegant decorative beauty of the design. The copper surface has a deep amber luster from years of use, and the patina from aging captivates the viewer's heart. There are some dents and signs of use on the surface, but these are also charming elements that testify to the fact that this vase has been cherished and used for a long time. When half-filled with water and left for 24 hours, no leaks were detected. It is practical and can be used as a flower vase. Whether filled with fresh flowers, branches, or dried flowers, it will add a sense of sophistication to any space and make a statement wherever it is placed. The accompanying paulownia box is inscribed with “Tang Dynasty Ming Dynasty Antique Copper Vase...

Tokoname is a region located in Aichi Prefecture. It is a pottery production center with a very old history in Japan (around the 12th century). These jars were probably fired during...

This is an old pottery pot made in Japan. It is a very old pot believed to have been made in the 17th century, early Edo period, and is called Koshigaraki in Japan. Koshigaraki refe...

This is a ceramic jar made in Japan. It was made in the 17th Century and is a valuable piece that conveys the lifestyle and aesthetic sense of the time. Shigaraki ware is one of the...

Very happy with this new arrival. Arita/Kakiemon bowl of unusual shape and design. Besides the very nice floral decoration there is superior overglaze blue Period unknown. ca 1700 ...

Sharing this lovely 19th century bowl. Printed. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Imari Decoration Type / Colour: Imari Region of Origin: Japan P...

Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to Meiji era, estimate from the style & conditions. Remaining original paint gives a ...

This is an old copper tub made in Japan. It was made during the Edo period (1800s-1860s) and used as a tool to draw water from a well. This tool is one of the tools of daily life tha...

This is a Tamba ware jar produced in Japan during the early Edo period (circa 17th century). Tamba ware, along with Seto, Tokoname, Echizen, Shigaraki, and Bizen, is known as one of ...

Tokoname is a region in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the country's oldest pottery centers, with a history dating back to the 12th century. This jar, despite cracking ...

With monumental scale and beautiful, hand-carved details, this remarkable red lacquer hibachi is a true work of art. Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels such as this were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table...

This is an antique Edo period decorative planter. A Japanese, bronze jardiniere bowl, dating to the Victorian era, circa 1850. Graced with dashing relief and great tonality Displays...

A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th century of Edo period. The rectangular box features a deep lid with rounded corners and recessed mid-edge and a lower box with two bronze medallion rings and tasseled silk ties. The surface of the fubako was elaborately decorated with hiramaki-e and a low takamaki-e on a mottled Mura-nashiji background. The motifs on the lid depict branches of Japanese pine with finely rendered needles on the lower part; on the upper part, it showcases fruited persimmon branches. Two different shades of gold fundame were used to contrast the design and augmented by scattered gold kirigane to highlight some of the leaves. The design continues and cascades down to all sides of the lid as well as the walls of the box. The two bronze medallions appear original to the box and the silk ties show significant fading from the age. This Fine fubako is signed on the lower wall "Kanshosai" in Kanji with a kao mark. All the trims were finished in gold fundame and the interiors a dense nashiji in gold. Kanshosai is the mark of the distinguished lacquer artist Lizuka Toyo I who also signed his work "Toyosai". He was active in the second half of the 18th century during Edo period, employed by Hachisuka Shigeyoshi (1738-1801), daimyo of Awa on Shikoku Island. Although most survived work bearing his marks are inros, he was also known to decorated trays and other larger objects...

Porcelain decorated with Imari palette in Japan, Saucer dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration Type / Colour: Imari Region of Origin: Japan Period: 1...

Lovely Japanese Edo Period (1603-1867) Imari Porcelain Vase in a European form. Created with a vertical scalloped surface, hand painted and hand thrown . Decorated with a medallion i...

An unusual Japanese carved wood, lacquer, and gilt decorated portrait sculpture of a shogun, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The unidentified shogun (possibly Tokugawa Iey...

A rare Edo period bronze vase with Mimikuchi flying handles, with quartered pear shaped body with spiral to the front and back, supported on a flared...

This is a small Jizo Bodhisattva statue believed to have been made in the late Edo period (19th century). It is believed to be made of granite. Its rough texture exudes a gentle aura...

from Tohoku area, Japan. Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of Sugi Cedar. Product of circa 1850s-1870s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from...

This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior. A fearsome protector, he is thought to defend sacred places, punish evil-doers, expel demons and bestow wealth. In this example, Bishamonten stands atop a crouching demon, dressed in finely painted armor...

A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall classic traditional Togatta Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the ...

A very nice leaf shaped Celadon dish of moulded shape. with nice blue color also in one corner. Unusual shape and painting. Early Edo period. Additional information: Material: Porc...

A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall Sosaku Kindai Kokeshi doll from Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the the early 20th century. In good condition with charmin...

A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box in four sections with lid.

I bought a very nice vase with white porcelain and blue dye. This is a sake bottle called Imari ware in Japan. Imari ware is a kiln with a long history that began in the 17th cen...

A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall classic traditional Togatta Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the ...

A pair of well cast and dramatic Japanese parcel gilt bronze dragon vases, Edo period, early 19th century. The heavy bronze vases of pear shape, each with a single writhing dragon cast in high relief...

A large and impressive early Samson porcelain covered baluster vase in late 17th, early 18th century Japanese Edo Genroku Imari style on finely cast Louis XVI style ormolu bronze bas...

Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...

A Large Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Edo Style Cranes Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 215cm. Width: 60cm. Depth: 60cm.

A rare and evocative pair of antique Japanese samurai abumi (horse-riding stirrups) dating to the Edo period (1603–1868). Expertly forged in iron, with a silver inlay decorative desi...

A beautiful and exceptionally 20 1/2 inches tall classic traditional Naruko Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted ...

Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Creepy Woodsorrel Mon or Kamon. Circa 1920s, black exterior ground various mixed color mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate, silvered metal rim on the...

It is an old jar baked in Japan. It seems to be in the Edo period (1700s-1800s). The unique distorted shape is beautiful. The color and balance of the gla...

It is used in Japan. It seems to be in the Edo period (1700s-1800s). But details are unknown. The unique distorted shape is beautiful. The color and balance of the glaze are al...

A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...

Sharing with you this lovely and unusual Chinese porcelain incense container from the Edo or late Ming period or Qing period, described on ...

This antique Buddhist shrine box was crafted in the Edo Period (1603-1868). Known in Japan as a “Zushi,” it served as a small sanctuary to enshrine Buddhist figures, scriptures, or ...

The simple exterior of black lacquer encasing this 19th-century Japanese traveling shrine (zushi) belies the splendor within. The hinged doors open to reveal a lustrous gold interior...

Beautiful, most likely originates in Japan: large round ceramic vase in an eggshell blue to turquoise glaze. The general style is inspired by the marvellous brush painting style of t...

We are pleased to present a small wood carving of a flanking Bodhisattva made around the Edo period. This work is thought to be one of the Kannon ...

A Japanese solid bronze Mimikuchi handled vase with crisply detailed spiral design on a beautifully rounded body. This rare piece dates from the early to mid 1800's. A very fine example of Japanese Edo period...

Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...

A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featu...

A beautiful and exceptionally 19 inches tall classic traditional Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the early 20th century, covered with a layer of wax. Signed by the artist on its underneath. In good condition with charming patina. A classic traditional doll with a simple but lovely design, a decorative piece. In Japan these dolls symbolize love, friendship and believed to be a lucky charm. We offer more large Kokeshi...

This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period. (Japanese ``si-si'' is an imaginary animal that deifies a lion.) It is thought that materials such as...

This is a pottery called Seto-yaki, which was fired in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Seto is a kiln with a long history in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (Seto kilns are marked with red c...

Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments. Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...

A nice and beautiful example of A pair of Japanese Arita bowls Mounted or Oromulu-mounted. The bowl has a fantastic decoration. Edo 17th century Additional information: Material: Po...

A very nice blue and white dish of moulded shape. Unusual painting. Early Edo period. Dating to 1680-1700 Reference: CJA Jorg - Fine and Curious Additional information: Material...

Vintage Japanese Shigaraki jar in shimmering metallic black glaze, circa early/mid 20th century. Measures: 16" high. 13" diameter. Small chip at inner ri...

A simple exterior of black lacquer belies the splendor within this late 19th-century Japanese traveling shrine (zushi). The hinged doors open to reveal a lustrous gold interior and a...

A great dish dating to most probably the second half of the 17th century, delicate painting of a fisherman walking the bridge of a river. Condition Good condition, chip to rim, tha...

A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall classic traditional Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the the early 20th century, covered with a ...

Nice & Beautiful Arita Japanese Porcelain Vase, beaker shape. This is a beautiful 17th-century Japanese Arita porcelain vase, likely dating to the second half of the 1600s during the...

This Tsubo, pottery Jar is a product of, at least late Edo era (estimate 1840s-1860) estimate from the style & condition. Especially, The lid is made from wood, has a good amount...