Pair of Japanese Porcelain Dragon Vases, circa 1880

Depicting white and blue flowers in a brown basket. With underglazed blue mark. Makuzu Kozan.

Pair of French porcelain cornucopia vases, circa 1880.

Large pair of Japanese Imari style vases, circa 1880.

On metal mounts.

Pair of French Porcelain Egyptian Motif Vases, circa 1880.

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Japanese porcelain water bucket vase or teoke from early Meiji era, circa 1880, exhibiting beautiful hand-painting in underglaze cobalt blue and polychrome...

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Pair Pirkenhammer porcelain Aesthetic Gold Encrusted dragon vases, c 1880 Pair Pirkenhammer porcelain Aesthetic gold encrusted double handled footed vase, circa 1880. The central ...

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A porcelain vase with dragon motif by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic elongated baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated in an unusual pink mist on a white and aubergine background (called Morotai, the Hazy style), on which a flying dragon is showcased on the center. The dragon was outlined in iron red and filled with the aubergine color and was artistically emphasized on its bulging eyes, claws, scales and a long tail. It was the sole focus of the design circumventing the entire body of the vase. The imagery calls in mind the dragon decoration found in Korean...

A fine quality large pair of Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Fukagawa porcelain vases. Each with wonderful bold Imari colours, the tapering bands of classical motifs from top to bo...