Showa Decorative Objects

A striking large hand-hammered copper vase by renowned Nitten artist Aimu Tsuneo, showcasing the mastery and depth of traditional Japanese metalwork. This substantial piece exemplifi...

An elegant Japanese vase distinguished by its refined, sculptural silhouette and soft rose-toned surface. The vase features a gently rounded body that tapers gracefully into a slende...

Lovely and unusual piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain by si...

Pair Of Showa Period Japanese Lacquered Woven Bamboo Ikebana Vases, Japan, C.1950 The word Ikebana translates as the Japanese art of flower arrang...

Dark brown bamboo ikebana basket with twisted handle. The breading of the wickerwork is very intricate and complex and suggests a meditative state on human work and bond to nature. I...

Stunning massive hand hammered copper vase. Tsuiki Copperware is a traditional Japanese craft . Tsuiki Is a metal working technique that is derived from the words ' Hammer ' and...

An elegant brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Showa Period. The finish is Murashido, a centuries-old technique that consists in quenching the cast brass in hot oil and smoke it with ...

A finely cast green-patinated bronze vase by the acclaimed Japanese artist Hara Masaki (1935–2011), known for his refined forms and subtle surface finishes. This piece stands out for...

Lovely and unusual piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain by si...

This spectacular bronze vase is a rare and exquisite creation by one of the most renowned metal artists of the 20th century, Masuo Ikeda.The value of Ikeda's works is widely recognized, as his pieces often fetch high prices...

A striking murashido bronze vase by the renowned Nitten artist Nakamura Takero, distinguished by its powerful form and exceptional hand-hammered surface. The vase displays a richly ...

A tasteful Showa-era retro cigarette case with the beautiful grain of the keyaki wood. The texture that has been used over time enhances its warm charm. Originally made as a cigaret...

A fine Japanese ceramic sculpture depicting a young girl, delicately modeled with a sense of quiet charm and introspection. The piece captures a gentle, naturalistic expression, refl...

Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find. -Details- Era: Showa (around 1930-1939) Materials: Bronze

These are wooden netsukes made in Japan around showa period 1980s. One is called 'Onnamen' and there one is called 'Okinamen'. These are masks that we use during Noh theater. Netsu...

Stunning extremely large , hand hammered copper vase. Signed Tsuiki Copperware is a traditional Japanese craft . Tsuiki Is a metal working technique that is derived from the words...

The Essence of Tokoname: This elegantly shaped vessel, known as a "Heian-tsubo," displays the characteristic earthy textures and deep, iron-rich tones often found in Tokoname ware, o...

Cloisonné enamel vase designed by Ando Jubei. Beautiful piece of Japanese decorative arts, created by the Ando Jubei Company during the Showa...

This refined Japanese lacquer ikebana vase dates to the Showa period and exemplifies the sophisticated decorative arts of mid-20th-century Japan. The surface is richly adorned with a...

A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wonderful shifts in colour and texture. Rakusai Takahashi III (1898-1976) is universally considered one of the most important Japanese potters of the 20th century. In 1964 he was named a human cultural treasure and bestowed a Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, and the Brooklyn Museum to name a couple. Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kiln there is one of six ancient kilns in Japan (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Bizen ware, Tamba ware...

This is a wallet/ coin case which was made in Japan around 1990s. It is made with silk and this wallet will come with a plastic case. The material is silk and metal. The technique wh...

A signed 'ceremonial' incense burner in hand-edged brass. Decorated with Komainu Japanese for Foo dog/lion to both sides. It also has a handle typical for examples used in ceremonial...

This is a manekineko lucky cat which was made in Japan around 2000s. It is made with porcelain. --- The Maneki-neko is a Japanese figure that brings good luck and fortune. It is u...

A striking cloisonné enamel vase with gold and green gin-bari decoration by Ota Hiroaki, the body with a continuous frieze of scrolling green leaves and flowerheads on a white ground...

This is a vintage piggy bank of manekineko cat. It is made with Metal and it was made around 1960s in Showa era. The maneki-neko is a common Japanese figurine which is often believe...

This is a Matcha tea bowl which we use during a tea ceremony. This bowl was made with style Raku (Raku ware). This is made with porcelain. Raku ware is a type of Japanese pottery t...

An absolutely gorgeous hand-painted pottery Chawan tea bowl by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest artists/ceramicists of ...

An exceptionally rare, wonderfully designed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master woodblock printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) who is widely considered to be the most important Japanese visual artist of the 20th century and the Pablo Picasso of Japan. This hand-painted work clearly illustrates Munakata's whimsical side as it is of a Koma - a child's spinning top toy. Very few examples of Munakata's work in ceramics exist still today. The work is signed by Munakata on the base as well as the original wood protective storage box (his seal can also be seen faintly in the lower-left corner). The bowl has a small kintsugi or "golden joinery" repair - the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold - on the inside. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. Munakata who is often compared to Picasso was primarily associated with and a principal figure in both the Sosaku-Hanga (which stressed the artist as the sole creator ) and the Mingei (folk art) movements. His many accolades and awards include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by the Grand Prix Award at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970. In 1960 after returning from a year abroad exhibiting his work in the United States, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed upon him the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. He also received a Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun culture prize in 1965. Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including: The Britsih Museum, UK The Chicago Art Institute Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY The Philadelphia Museum of Art The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis And his own museum The Munakata Shiko...

Lovely and rare piece with storage box. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a winter landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of dra...

A fabulous Ikebana brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Showa Period. Oval shape. The finish is Murashido, a centuries-old technique that consists in quenching the cast brass in hot oi...

A Showa period blue cloisonne vase by Tamura, of squat ovoid form with a band of gold, silver and white prunus blossom in gin-bari around the shoul...

Object of crab with bronze: A very precious object made before the second world war, when bronze was rare to find. There is a signature on the back, it is written 'Sagetsu'. -Detai...

This is a flower vase which was made in Japan around 1980s. This has a style of Oribe ware with porcelaine. On the bottom, there is a signature of Shunhou. Shunpō is a skilled cer...

This is a sake bottle with porcelain which was made in Japan around 1990s. This bottle can be used as a flower vase. It is made with Kutani style. On the bottom of this bottle, it is...

A refined Japanese ikebana basket, expertly handwoven from split bamboo with a tall, cylindrical body and elegantly arched handle crafted to resemble natural bamboo stalks. The baske...

This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1970s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan....

This is a wooden puppy figurine created in Japan during the Showa period. Crafted from a coniferous wood like cypress, it retains its soft grain and warm texture. Finished without a ...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and designed gourd vase by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his famed rich Kaki or persimmon glaze. The original Hamada stamped/sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box. Hamada named this vase Kaki-Yu-Kabin (flower vase with Kakiyu glaze). A very rare form. One Japanese ceramic dealer whom we know said he had only seen one or two other examples like this by Hamada before. This work is sure to shine in any Japanese pottery/art collection or setting. Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National Treasure in Japan in 1955. In 1968 he received Japan's highest artistic award the Order of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum...

Dimensions: 7.5 x 12 x 18.5 cm Material: Pottery Name: Kitanoumi Period: Showa (1980s) Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (May 16, 1953 to November 20, 2015), born Toshimitsu Obata (Obata Toshi...

This is a porcelain box which we use during tea ceremony. It is called Kougou. This was made in Japan around 1950s in Showa era. This was made with style 'Oribe'. This item will com...

This is a flower vase from Japan. It is made with porcelain and the design is a landscape. This flower vase was made around 1980s. Dimensions: 10.5 x 10.5 x H8.5 cm

Japanese porcelain bowl which was made around 1980s in Showa era. This bowl can be used as a decoration, bowl for some goldfish and flower pot. On the surface, there are paintings of...

This is a bamboo basket which made around 1970s in Japan. It was made by an artist called 'Kikusen'. His signature is carved on the bottom of this basket. His artist name is Kikusen Edodaikagura. This can be used as basket and also flower vase. This basket will come with a bamboo flower vase...

This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. He broke ceramic at first, and makes it into a lot of fragment. He rasps some of fragment and gets their patterns on sur...

This wooden ptarmigan statue was carved in Japan in 1967 (Showa 42). The underside of the base is inscribed with ink: "April 1967," "Ptarmigan," and "Living on Mount Tateyama," revea...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki trailing. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included as well as the written appraised signature of his son Shinsaku Hamada. The vase also comes with a printed artist profile/sales brochure of Hamada (featuring some of his other presumably available work). It appears this piece was offered at the Keio Department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. At first glance, this may seem odd but in fact, this is quite an honor in Japan. This store is known for selling and exhibiting such high-profile artists and potters as Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Gyokudo Kawai, Shiko Munakata, Kawai Kanjiro, and Rosanjin Kitaoji. A major goal of many ceramic artists in Japan is to have a one-man exhibition in a department store. For many Westerners, this is a strange concept. Some of the larger department stores have up to three or four dedicated galleries showing concurrent art exhibitions. A well-known artist's exhibition can bring in hundreds, often thousands, of customers to a store and increase revenue for other sales in the millions-of-yen range. These exhibits are usually longer running and highlight a potter's career, like a Living National...

A rare early work of Sato, dating to early Showa period, of a ginbari cloisonne vase. The vase in baluster form with outward-bulging body and elegant flared feet. Taking center stage...

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on...

This is a porcelain box which we use during tea ceremony. It is called Kougou. This was made in Japan around 1950s in Showa era. This was made with style 'Seto'. In seto ware, this k...

This is a bamboo basket called 'Souzen kago'. Souzen kago was liked by Souzen HISADA. It is famous by the shape, the bottom is a rectangle and the top is a circle shape. This basket was made by Chikusei. It was used to use for the tea ceremony. This basket has a bamboo flower vase...

Japanese Bronze vase from Showa period made by master Nakajima Yasumi II. Comes with its original signed tomobako (wooden box). Engraved signature at the bottom. Nakajima Yasumi, al...

Elegant Showa period Japanese Seido Bronze vase. Engraved signature at the bottom. Nakajima Yasumi, also known as Yasumi II, learned traditional metal techniques from his family tha...

A really large and wonderful piece. Clearly, the maker was a fan of Shoji Hamada's work. Could be a Mashiko Ware pottery vase. Signed on the base along with a sticker on the insi...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING AN ELEGANT MID 20TH CENTURY CLOISONNÉ VASE WITH VIBRANT BUTTERFLY AND BLOSSOM MOTIFS BY TAMURA, CIRCA 1940. From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to ...

A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a wonderful reddish-orange glaze with various shifts in colour and texture. This particular piece encompasses the...

Rare Japanese Ando Jubei Cloisonné Enamel Set of Seven Sashimi Plates / Dishes with Original Fitted Wooden Case, Circa 1930–1940 A rare and complete set of Seven Japanese cloisonné enamel sashimi plates by Ando Jubei (1876–1953), dating to the 1930s–1940s, each signed with the Ando mark to the reverse, preserved in their original fitted wooden case with blue velvet lining. The set consists of six small trays and one larger serving tray, all decorated with bold stylized leaf motifs in red, gold, yellow, and grey enamels outlined in fine silver wire against a luminous white ground. The restrained palette and modernist curves of the designs reflect the evolution of Ando’s workshop during the early Shōwa period, when traditional cloisonné techniques were adapted to suit Art Deco and modern aesthetics. The combination of organic form and rhythmic linear decoration creates a sense of both elegance and dynamism. Each piece bears the Ando workshop mark to the underside, confirming their authenticity and origin from Japan’s most prestigious cloisonné firm. The trays fit neatly into the original three-drawer wooden case, lined with deep blue velvet compartments, designed for both storage and presentation. Ando Jubei was the most celebrated cloisonné master of the early twentieth century, appointed purveyor to the Imperial Household and widely recognized at international expositions. By the 1930s, his workshop was producing modern, export-oriented luxury items such as this set, bridging Japanese craftsmanship with contemporary global taste. Sets of cloisonné dishes...

A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wond...

Spectacular large ceramic vase with absolutely spectacular colors by renown Nitten artist Sadamatsu Zenji (b.1948) Zenji exhibited on most prestigious Nitten show for 14 years winning numerous awards. Known for highest quality work with spectacular colors, he is one of the most collectable modern ceramic...

Introducing a breathtaking contemporary Japanese vase crafted by the renowned porcelain artist Yasushi, who worked in Arita during the mid t...

A beautiful handmade handled bowl by well-known Japanese ceramic artist Makuzu Kozan II, son of Makuzu Kozan who was appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household...