Meiji Period Set of 10 Ceramic Dishes

Fuji and Clouds, Showa Period (1926-1945) Kyotoware dish that is an ode to Mt. Fuji with clouds and a poem. Cloud design around the edges, and feet on the bottom. Poem loosely transl...

Original signed box. About the artist: Nakashima Katsunori (1963-2014) was born in Seto City, near the industrial city of Nagoya. He graduated from the Aichi prefectural School of Ceramics in 1983, and shortly thereafter moved to Mexico, where he taught at Toluca. He returned to Japan five years later to work with Koie Ryoji...

This wall hanging sculpture of a mask was part of the Japanese exhibition in the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka and was made by artist, Taro Okamoto (1911-199...

Edo period Bizen vase, late Edo period (mid-19th century) ceramic vase from Bizen, one of the six ancient kilns in Japan. Unusual undulating rim, with tradi...

Seal on bottom reads: Koun.

Modern Japanese ceramic vase, the title of this piece is "Kaki yu" or "Persimmon glaze". Rectangular vase, with abstract design and heavy glazin...

A pair of Meiji period Satsuma earthenware vases, each with applied elephant-mask handles, painted in overglaze pastel enamels and gilt with a continuous central frieze of sages and ...

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...

These are a good pair of Japanese earthenware plates with hand-painted and gilded Satsuma decoration which we date to the late Meiji period, circa 1900. Each plate is circular, well...

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma large square bowl Antique early Meiji Period 15" square with scalloped rim Satsuma bowl. Highly unusual and finely painted. ...

This is a good quality, hand decorated Japanese porcelain charger, large plate or bowl with an Imari pattern, dating to the late 19th centur...

A small exquisite Japanese Meiji Period satsuma Koro of square tapering form, fitted with dragon handles and a foo dog finial, finely gilded and decorated...