Large Japanese Satsuma Vase Decorated Overall with Samurai Warriors in Landscape

A lovely pair of Chinese Export porcelain hand decorated vases, decorated overall in the Famille Verte palette with numerous figures of courtesans, birds, butterflies and flowers in ...

A Japanese brass champleve vase of baluster form with 2 handles decorated overall with stylized peacocks and butterflies in tones of blue and red now electrified and fitted as a lamp...

A near pair of Italian maiolica plates depicting battle scenes of Roman soldiers one with garrisons on horseback the other possibly an allegorical tale of the assassination of a Roma...

A bronze Japanese champleve vase of baluster form with ring handles and foliate decoration in shades of oxblood, robin's egg blue, ochre, white and forest green. The vase depicts st...

An outstanding Meiji period Japanese keyaki wood (elm) tansu of large size with 8 drawers, 3 large 2 medium and 3 small, and 2 cabinets with small interior drawers. The piece has iro...

A Japanese Meiji period iron mounted sea chest or table cabinet, the removable front cover opening to reveal an interior with 5 drawers of varying sizes. The piece is mounted with de...

1900 Japanese Satsuma porcelain huge vase with Samurai scenes.

Satsuma ware has been produced since the 1600's and has a very distinct elaborately decorated body often with geometric enamel works throughout. Some of the most elaborate pieces mad...

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 pair of Japanese earthenware Satsuma vases, hand-painted, Meiji period, circa early-20th century, Japan. Vases' beautiful decoration is high-qu...

Meiji (1868–1912). Japanese satsuma bottle vase decorated in colors and gold with flowers in light relief. Measures: 25 x 13.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

Japanese satsuma Kyotoware monkey vase. Antique Japanese satsuma monkey vase beautifully modeled with raised monkey porcelain figures. Signed. Satsuma-Kyot...