Porcelain Bowl, by Kinkozan. Japan, C1910

Covered bowl, perhaps for soup, in black basalt with ‘Etruscan’ encaustic painting.

Derby was able to produce exceptional work, and these vases are a brilliant example of what they were capable of, when making for the top of the market. The body, the modeling, and t...

A fine mantle clock in black jasper dip, decorated by Bert Bentley with Sacrifice to the front. To one side, Polymnia; to the other, an unidentified female ...

A rare and stunning example of neo-classical decoration on an ordinary househuld object: a teapot. The decoration is restrained yet lively, and makes excellent use of classical figur...

An extraordinary navette, or cream boat, in black basalt with encaustic decoration. Complete with matching ladle: a rare find indeed.

Cyclicrical tea canister in engine-turned black basalt, with raised decoration. Unmarked, but the quality and finial clinch the attribution.

Porcelain bowl by Monika Patuszynska 04. Dimensions: W 30 x D 36 x H 27 cm Materials: Porcelain Monika Patuszynska Bio Born: 1973, Warsaw, Po...

Porcelain bowl by Monika Patuszynska 11. Dimensions: W 32 x D 32 x H 18 cm Materials: Porcelain Monika Patuszynska Bio Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland 1993- 1994 Den Danske Husf...

Porcelain bowl by Monika Patuszynska 03B. Dimensions: W 20 x D 22 x H 21 cm Materials: Porcelain Monika Patuszynska Bio Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland 1993- 1994 Den Danske Husflidshoj...

Porcelain bowl by Monika Patuszynska 03C. Dimensions: W 22 x D 22 x H 16 cm Materials: Porcelain Monika Patuszynska Bio Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland 1993- 1994 Den Danske Hus...

Porcelain bowl by Monika Patuszynska 03A. Dimensions: W 21 x D 21 x H 16 cm Materials: Porcelain Monika Patuszynska Bio Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland 1993- 1994 Den Danske Hus...

A beautiful ceramic vessel in the form of Bo, the so-called monk's alms bowl 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 circa 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists 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. Of a relatively large size, this piece was made as a decorative center piece for display. It was brilliantly decorated with underglaze paint of a green-on-green bamboo motif, using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting). As a result, the bamboos appear took on a three-dimensional quality as if appearing in a mist. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, circa 1887, 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. To create design 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...