Large Japanese Pitcher with Blue and White Foliage Decoration, Okinawa

Wilhelm Kåge Sweden, 1940s Ceramic vase in white glaze with flower decoration. H 22 x Ø 18 cm.

Shoji Hamada Japan, 1970's Dish in stem/leaf design, from Mashiko, in original wooden box. Ø 20 x D 5 cm

France, 18th Century Ceramic bottle vase, painted in blue and green. Measures: H 13 x Ø 13 cm.

Europe, 20th Century A pair of flowers pots on tall bases wiht blue decorations. H 31 x Ø 22 cm

France, Vintage Rattan basket. H 23 x W 75 x D 54 cm

Italy, late 19th Century Two ceramic tureens with flower decorations. Left: H 31 x Ø 23 cm Right: H 20 x Ø 17 cm

A Palace Size Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration. This vase is absolutely beautiful with an incredible array of hand-painted blue decoratio...

A Chinese blue and white hexagonal porcelain vase from the 20th century with hand-painted bamboo, flowers and calligraphy. Created in China during the 20th century, this porcelain va...

Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used as a source of heat or for cooking in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table with an open slat top, the hibachi functioned as a grill and created a cozy gathering place for the family. This early 20th century hibachi is decorated with intricate blue-and-white patterns surrounding a trail of double gourds, symbols of health, longevity, and good luck. Within several gourds is a traditional landscape painting...

Very large ovoid shaped porcelain vase with a beautiful blue and white mountainscape design accentuated by a low relief details. The top of the vase ends in an elegant small neck. Y...

This large porcelain jar is a vintage Japanese sake keg dated to the early 20th century. Known as taru or daru, large sake casks such as this are often saved...

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...