Japanese Contemporary Blue Pink Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2

Exquisite Japanese contemporary porcelain vase, hand painted in blue and pink, the signed work by master artist of the Imari- Arita region of Japan dramatically featuring giant soft salmon pink peonies set against a white background adorned with a stunning gradation soft blue auspicious fish scale pattern. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain – a large lidded jar...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative vase, intricately hand painted in gold, pink and blue, a signed masterpiece by a master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita tra...

Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on a stunning body in blue underglaze, and soft pink and blue, set against an intricate dotted ...

Exquisite Japanese contemporary dimpled platinum-gilded decorative porcelain vase in an attractive bottle shape, crafted, hand painted and signed by highly acclaimed master porcelain...

A striking blue and white vase from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. With a relative large size, this vase is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking dimensional misty winter landscape. The pine trees with upright trunks and down-sweeping branches appear receding into the depth of the mist, forming an visually unending forest. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, around 1880s, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze. New colors allowed him to create underglaze design that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama...

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...

A large Japanese cloisonne enamel vase by Tamura This large high shouldered vase has a single stylized blossom against a spray of foliage within scalloped borders in shades of turqu...

An 18th Century Japanese Export Blue and White Vase With gently curving shape and soft blue tones, depicting flowers and reeds, with repeated pattern borders, and stapled repairs. ...