East Asian Vases

This series of ceramics are unique work by Norihiko Terayama. This is one of series of practicing relationships with function and decoration. Artis...

A Stunning Pair of Antique Asian Cloissone Vase. Green earthy tones. Beautiful pair with one very small not noticeable dent. Not detracting in the least.

PAIR of Chinese Ming Dynasty Xuande Period-style (late 19th Century) white porcelain vases with moonflask forms, blue floral and bird motifs and marks no...

Cloisonné enameled bud vase delicately trimmed with contrasting blonde enamel scallop pattern on the top & bottom. The aqua in ombre with gradual subtle tones. A very rare piece. Mad...

Pair of porcelain Famille Verte vases, made in China in the 1900's. Each vase is a canvas of intricate and traditional Chinese depictions. The Famille Verte style, characterized by i...

Middle Kingdom miniature porcelain vases are the perfect accent for any space. This broad collection interpreted in black and white creates a sculptural presence, yet can also contai...

A miniature Japanese ceramic vase from the end of Meiji period circa 1880s- 1910s by Kinkozan (1645-1927). One of the largest studio manufacturers of the export ceramics at the time ...

Beautiful late 19th century Satsuma vase.

PAIR of Chinese (late 19th Century) white porcelain vases with pink pastoral scenes sweeping around the double gourd forms, and red and gold patterned bands at the bottoms, centers a...

A decorative technique first adopted in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), cloisonné is achieved by outlining intricate patterns with thin strips of metal, which are then f...

A very nicely decorated Vase / Jar with a scene of fenghuang in a landscape Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 20th century PRoC (...

A japanese stsuma earthenware pair of vases of baluster shape, moulded with a scene with ladies playing go and doing calligraphy. There is relief. Unmarked Additional information: ...

A fine antique Japanese bronze vase. From the Meiji Period. With copper and silver floral and vine and butterfly inlay as well a kanji symbol to the neck (possibly a stylized f...

Japanese porcelain vase delicately hand painted on an craquelure oatmeal colored ground. The brightly colored design is of prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and several roosters all ou...

A large Japanese ceramic vase by the celebrated Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa 1880-1890s. Dated to his underglaze phase post 1887 after he successfully mastered the new colors available from the west and used them to the best advantage in his work deeply rooted in Japanese aesthetics. The vase has an impressive size and was potted in the classic baluster form with an elegant proportion. The surface is decorated using a combination of techniques of low relief sculpturing...

striking and sculptural pair of hand-thrown vases in the classic Yuhuchun shape, each decorated with raised, applied fish in dynamic relief. Rendered in underglaze cobalt blue with ...

PAIR of antique Chinese (late 19th-early 20th Century) export porcelain yellow ceramic vases wrapped in large scale branches teeming with birds, flowers and foliage (PRICED AS PAIR)....

This is a white porcelain sake bottle made at the end of the Edo period. The name of this pottery is Iwayaki. The Yako was built in Hikino-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. (The location marked with a red circle on the map is the pottery.) The kiln is currently abandoned. The kiln was opened in 1818 and continued until around 1900. Until this time, many sake bottles of this type were made and shipped with various decorations. (Please take a look at the document images of Iwatani Sake Tokkuri with various designs) This item is a pure white sake bottle and has the simplest design. containing a Chinese herbal...

This is an elegant Chinese Rose Medallion lidded vase displaying figures in naturalistic settings, painted in traditional pastel colors and situated...

PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period-style (Mid-20th Century) white and blue, pear-shaped porcelain vases depicting women in a pastoral setting and decorative patterns along th...

PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period-style (late 19th Century) globular, white porcelain vases featuring orange dragons with floral backgrounds a...

Contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an elegant bottle shape porcelain body, a stunning signed piece by wi...

A striking and sculpturally refined Japanese bronze vase by artist Ohaka Mitsuru, crafted during the Showa period (20th century). This piece features an elegant and unusual silhouett...

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 an impressively large size, this vase was likely made and reserved as a presentation piece for one of the many expositions the studio participated in the early 20th century. It was 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 literary landscape known as "Mountain and Water". Being one of the most creative ceramists, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze around 1880s. New colors allowed him to create underglaze designs 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 Taikan...

A pair of Chinese enamel vases with elephant head handles. Decorated with a cloisonné phoenix and flower motif. Cloisonné is an ancient technique u...

Our wonderful collection of handmade old vintage Chinese hand made glazed pottery vase will make great accent pieces for any room of your house. It has some imperfection signs of age...

Huge Imari vase with email painted with birds and kiku flowers.

19th century China large terracotta cream ground vase with dark brown flower design decorative hand painting. Wide mouth opening. From a collection of three pieces.

A very nicely decorated and Ewer in underglaze blue. The globular body rises to a flared neck decorated with tulips and supported by a high handle. The main decoration depicts a nice...

Japanese Art Nouveau Flower Vase Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery ca. 1900s ABOUT AWAJI WARE ART STUDIO POTTERY Awaji pottery was made on the Japanese island of the same name between...

Our wonderful collection of handmade old vintage Chinese hand made glazed pottery vase will make great accent pieces for any room of your house. It has some imperfection signs of age...

A pair of very nicely decorated Large PROC vase. 1970’s/1980’s. Marked at the base. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period: 1970’s Chi...

A Chinese vintage Imari style palace vase from the mid-20th century, with scalloped top, orange, blue and green décor as well as people, architecture and landscape motifs. Created in China during the Midcentury period, this Imari style palace vase features a scalloped top (with an opening of 4" diameter), sitting above an exquisite blue, orange, gold and green décor. On one side, an elegant woman dressed with an ornate flowing robe is holding a fan in her left hand and is gracefully raising her right hand to her face. She is protected under an umbrella carried by her servant. In the distance, a building is surrounded by a mountainous landscape. On another side, an elegant lady is looking backwards at a small...

1960s Japanese Weed Pot Vase Dark Brown Glaze 3.75 diameter x 4.5 h Signed but unable to read. Original vintage condition Refer to images.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period white porcelain vase with painted flowers, objects and calligraphy. This exquisite Chinese Qing Dynasty period white porcelain vase is a remarkable spec...

A fine antique Japanese Nippon porcelain vase or covered urn. With green, pink, and white tones in raised moriage enamel that gives a three-dimensional effect. Decorated with 4 cartouches throughout. The main cartouche features a moriage dragon...

A striking pair of large white-ground Imari porcelain vases showcasing vibrant polychrome decorations depicting birds, trees, and flowers. These exquisite vases are in excellent cond...

Pair of 19th century ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain vases.

Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, extremely intricately hand painted in underglaze cobalt blue on an elegantly shaped globular porcelain body, a signed piece...

Pair Chinese Famille rose with turquoise ground vases C.1940. Enamelled in famille rose palette with large blooms borne around a border of curling ...

Modernist Ikebana vase with multiple openings and a textured surface. nice colors signed on the side.

A tall famille noire chinoiserie vase with a red and green floral motif throughout the body on a black background. Attached to the neck of the vessel, are two green dragon or lion ha...

Very nice decorated eggshell vase 1960's-1980's. Amazing high quality. Provenance: Bought in Hong Kong in 1986 Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Color: Eggshell ...

Incredible pair of postmodern Ikebana vases by Studio Nova Japan. This rare and beautiful vintage piece is an original from which current styles are derive...

This large vintage cloissone vase is signed by an unknown maker, and originated from China dating to approximately 1980 and done in a Chinese Export st...

Imari Japanese Vase, 19th Century

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

Lovely and unusual piece. A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of drawing a mountain by si...

Simple modern taste for this vintage crakle Chinese vase, also suitable for a table lamp. (from my Chinese Collection). nr. O/3202.    (special price for closing activities).

A large and impressive Chinese blue ground glazed vase, with a crackle lustre finish.

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille verte.” Named for a palette of o...

Contemporary Chinese blue/grey crackle glazed vase. Classic shape. Part of a large collection of blue/grey crackle glazed vases.

Pair of Beautiful Gold and White Chinese Midcentury Porcelain Vases signed Jingdezhen. It has a beautiful floral pattern and birds. 17" x 9"

Two porcelain hexagonal Satsuma vases painted in polychrome enamels and gold. The paunch is decorated with intricate Japanese characters in a landscape, the neck and the shoulder wit...

A pair of large sang-de-boeuf glazed vase, early 20th century. The baluster vessel rising from a lipped foot to a high-shouldered body and trumpet mouth, covered overall in a rich, ...

PAIR of Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi Period-style (Mid-20th Century) yellow ceramic vases with Meiping forms wrapped in green floral and dragon motifs, and decorative bands leading up...

This magnificent Chinese Rose Medallion Tall vases also know as "Export Porcelain" vase. It was hand made and hand painted at about 1910 - 1920 with gilt foo dog handles and dragons to neck and shoulder. The vase body is decorated with hand painted courtly figures, floral and exotic birds. This large temple vase...

Japanese Koro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Beautiful antique ten sides fluted koro censer, created in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), ci...

Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...

A tall ceramic chinoiserie vase in cobalt blue. We don't often come across deep blue chinoiserie vases, so when we do, we snap them up! This piec...