Amazing Porcelain Dragon Vase / Urn Schumann Arzberg Bavaria

Large ceramic vase made in Germany by Cartens in the 1960s with a very beautiful Bamboo design. Carstens only produced copies in limited amounts of each design. Stamped underneath ...

Two 18th century delft earthenware vases signed VB (Pieter van den Briel 't Fortuyn, 1753-1759) In original condition, no restorations as you can see on the photo's. VB mark : Van ...

Very nice decorative pair of cloisonné´ vases made in Japan in the late 19th century. Animal shaped handles and beautiful blue and red colors. On...

Large single Blanc de Chine open-work ginger jar porcelain table lamp. Converted as a lamp around the 50's. Measures: 21 cm diameter....

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Chinese porcelain vase crafted in the style of the Yuan Dynasty depicting a raised and glazed blue and white dragon against a matte, peach colored ground, and decorated with geometri...

A porcelain vase with dragon motif by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic elongated baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated in an unusual pink mist on a white and aubergine background (called Morotai, the Hazy style), on which a flying dragon is showcased on the center. The dragon was outlined in iron red and filled with the aubergine color and was artistically emphasized on its bulging eyes, claws, scales and a long tail. It was the sole focus of the design circumventing the entire body of the vase. The imagery calls in mind the dragon decoration found in Korean...

A porcelain vase with dragon design by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated with a slithering dragon in underglaze iron red circulating the exterior among pink clouds. The animated rendering of the dragon is fine and detailed, with five claws, scales, long tails and highlighted eyes. The pink cloud is misty and called Morotai or the hazy style, created with a unique technique developed in Kozan's studio called fuki-e by blowing the pigment powders onto the surface. Kozan Studio experimented with newly available colors from the west starting in the 1880s, which resulted in the expansion of the palette and style that bridged the east and west aesthetic tradition. Marked in underglaze blue on the base. Known also as Miyagawa Kozan...