Gracie Gallery Antique Japanese Hibachis, a Pair

An earthtone ceramic vase by Alvino Bagni for Raymor. Italy, circa 1950. Marked “Italy” on base. Dimensions: 10 inches H x 7...

Yellow pottery vase with floral design by Rosenthal Netter. Signed. Italy, circa 1960.

An orange a d white case glass handled vase. Italy, circa 1960. Unsigned. Dimensions: 13” H x 6” W

Handmade and hand-painted dark blue and brown glazed ceramic spherical bud vase by artist/designer Diane Love for Mikasa. Japan, circa 1970. Marked with brand stamp at underside.

Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Ceramic examples such as this were introduced during the Meiji period...

Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Ceramic examples such as this were introduced during the Meiji period...

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...

An exquisite pair of Japanese mixed metal bronze hibachi with idyllic landscape scenes, Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19th or early 20th century, Japan. The hibachi of generous proportions, with a high, slightly splayed foot, a short, narrow waist, and a large and wide cylindrical body. The body decorated in the mixed metal technique. The bronze carved and set with inlays of copper and silver to create wonderful landscape scenes. A pair of animal mask handles to the sides. Each hibachi with a cast signature reading ?? (Toyomi?) to the underside. One side of each hibachi depicting an evening scene, with scholars walking about a mountain retreat, replete with a waterfall, pavilions, pagodas, and pine trees, all shimmering under a full moon. The other side of the hibachi depicting a daytime scene, with a view of similar pavilions, pagoda, and pine, though with boats also visible in the distance. Copper inlay has been used for the roofs and the trunks of the pine trees. Silver inlay has been used for the pine needles, scholars, building supports, water, boats, moon, as well as the distant mountains. Originally used as a simple and elegant space heater...