Large Art Nouveau Japanese Vase in Satsuma Style, Signed

Meiji period, bottle form with tall flared neck and scrolls handles, polychrome moriage enamel and gilt decoration, decorated with dragon and phoenix on...

Meiji period, Large Satsuma Porcelain vase, decorated with dragon and floral pattern.  

Art Nouveau Pickard hand-painted porcelain vase having a gold grape cluster and leaves design with black ground signed Koep. Stamped mark to bottom. Measures approx. 7" height x 5.5"...

A Large Glass vase of Art Nouveau style with Enameled and Gilt Art Glass Vase in a frosted body formed a very elegant shape with subtle curved lines. Th...

A large Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1890-1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time based in Kyoto. In the typical style of satsuma made at the turn of 20th century, the vase is elaborately decorated with a rather unusual kinran-de (gold paint) and green enamel highlight on a mottled brown background. The painterly decoration depicts a large seasonal floral arrangement in a circular fashion. Besides the obviously superb craftsmanship, what sets this particular vase apart from many lower quality and mass-produced pieces is its tone-on-tone color pallet that is visually somber and the small and sensitive details that heralds the change of the seasons. When the viewer goes beyond the first casual glimpse of the blossom and foliage, one would notice that on the edges of certain leaves as well as along the stalks, there accumulates a very thin layer of the white dust that represents the frost. The flower in bloom are chrysanthemums. Despite of being splendid, they are the messengers of the autumn. The large lotus leaf was subtly rendered in a bended and slightly withered manner, just past its prime. Although the lotus is still in bloom, the prominent seed pod indicates it may be the last for the season. The sentimental capture of the change of the seasons is not unusual in Japanese art. This vase poetically represents such a subtle transition from summer to fall, perhaps depicting the very first frost. The neck of the vase is also slightly unusual with two rolled rings...

A gorgeous hand-painted Japanese Satsuma vase, Meigi, circa 20th century, Japan. Beautiful hand-painted detail of colorful flowers and spider mum flowers around finished with gold de...

Very large antique (late 19th century) Art Nouveau period garden vase with reeds and flowers emanating from rolling waves of water that decorate the base, with separately cast and ap...

Large antique Japanese quality Satsuma lidded vase having a quality antique Japanese satsuma lidded vase with a dog sitting on the original lid above a ...