Antique Porcelain Double Gourd Vase, Japan Edo Period

These Japan porcelain vases are original decorative objects realized in Japan at the end of the 19th century. Very good conditions. This refined couple of vases was made by Jap...

Two Porcelain Vases is a pair of decorative objects realized in China in the early 20th Century. Original enamel porcelain. Excellent conditions. Beautiful delicate couple of deco...

Vintage Chinese vase early 20th century Ceramic and metal on a wooden base. Measures: 31x13 cm.

Crane Porcelain Vase is an original porcelain vase and cedalon enamel, beautifully decorated of flying crane and clouds. Our specimen, in addition to the precious material and eleg...

Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese, Meiji Satsuma vase with a double gourd form. The design incorporates underwater plants with golden Koi Car...

This rare and unusual gourd-shaped miniature Satsuma porcelain cabinet vase is a remarkable example of Meiji-era craftsmanship. Though unsigned, the ...

lime green glazed; 2.2in(D) x 2.2in(W) x 4.4in(H) are the dimensions of the vase only (not including the wooden base); the wooden base shown in the pictures is not included with this...

An Satsuma ceramic stone ware vase, circa 19th century, around the end of the Edo and the beginning of Meiji period. In the form of a Classic garlic bottle whose prototype was from China, the white bodied piece is decorated with an early form of kin nishikide, the so called golden brocade, a palette of iron-red, blue, green, yellow, purple and black with golden highlight. The over glazed enamel paint shows a group of robed figures in a garden setting with a lion and three tigers. A transparent overall glaze shows very fine crackles. The design is relatively sparse with plenty of negative space in contrast to the Satsuma production from the late 19th century, when the trend became fussy and overly glitz, due to the influence by the perceived western taste for the export market. This piece may still be made for export but its pattern was more influenced by both Kyoto Pottery and the Kano school of painting compared to the export ware by the end of the 19th century onward to the early 20th century. It was believed by many that this was a result of Satsuma potters visiting Kyoto in the late seventeenth century to learn over glaze painting techniques. There are some age glaze crackles especially around the foot. The piece is not signed in keeping with the earlier production before Satsuma ceramics...