Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

A good quality 19th century Japanese Kutani vase, having classical motif decoration to the orange ground, inset hand painted panels depicting pago...

A good quality late 19th century Japanese Kutani vase, having the classical orange ground, dog of faux handles to either side, classical motif dec...

A very impressive good quality Meiji period (1868-1912) Kutani vase. In an unusual Green and Yellow ground, with classical geometric and motif decoration to the neck. The scenes depi...

A very impressive late 19th Century Japanese Imari vase, with wonderful bold colouring, a scalloped rim classical motif decoration to the boarders, exotic flowers and birds, foliage,...

Elegant hand painted Japanese porcelain Kutani Vase, 25.5 inches tall with delicate and crisp hand painted Japanese scenes with the classic iron red accent color. The front cartouche...

 A large and decorative 19th Century blue and white Japanese vase of ovoid form and interesting scenes. In good condition with no damage. Useful ...

A beautiful and unsual Japanese Porcelain vase, decorated with flying ducks in a landscape on blue ground, floral decorative band at the top, marked with a nine character mark on the...

A fine antique Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain vase. By Matsumoto Sahei/Shoundo. In an aka-e style decorated throughout in iron red with extensive gilt accents. There are cartouches to either side both with branches of red flower with a backdrop of clouds on a white ground. With 2 figural dragon finial handles. Marked to the base with '九谷松雲堂製' which translates as 'Made by Shoundo of Kutani' Matsumoto Sahei (1851-1918) was a master potter who enjoyed success & recognition during his era. In 1876, Sahei received the artist name Shoundo from the nanga painter Tokuda Kansho - he would use that title for nearly 20 years until passing it onto his son as his successor in 1893. Sahei also has the distinction of taking Tokuda Yasokichi I as an apprentice when the latter was 17-years-old. The Tokuda family is perhaps one of the most famous families of Japanese ceramics: Yasokichi I is credited with revitalizing the lost art of ko-Kutani and Yasokichi I, II, & III were all recognized as "Living National Treasures" during their lifetimes. Shoundo exhibited internationally numerous times at the tail end of the 19th Century. The Keisei Isogaya Museum of Art (which specializes in Meiji Kutani) has a vase of Sahei's that was exhibited in the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. He is listed as exhibiting a wide variety of porcelain goods at the 1878, 1889, and 1900 Paris World Exhibitions. He is also listed as exhibiting 'incense burners & porcelain' at the World's Columbian Exhibition held in 1893 in Chicago. The pair of vases that Sahei exhibited in Paris in 1900 bear a strong resemblance to this pair. Simply a wonderfully rare Japanese porcelain...