Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Square Plate with Phoenix C1910

Two Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Show Plates with Dragon & Ship C1920 Measures - 2 1/8" x 12 3/4" x 12 3/4"

Six Antique Limoges Hand Painted & Gilt Plates with Nesting Birds C1910 Measures - 7 3/4" x 7 3/4" x 1 1/4"

Six Antique Chinese Porcelain Enamel Decorated Rice Bowls C1910 Measures - 2.25"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D

Antique Bennington English Bisque Porcelain Foliate & Scroll Form Vase C1910 Measures - 11 5/8" x 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"

Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Plate #6, Circa 1890's. This is the very last plate of a set of 6 that we initially had. *Ple...

A fine pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelains demitasse coffee or tea cups & saucers. In the 'Black Ship' pattern. Decorated throughout with painted depictions of Western sailors and their ships in reds, blues, and greens with extensive gilt accents throughout. The centers of the cups and saucers each have a stylized gilt kanji for longevity (寿). The bases of both cups & saucers have apocryphal Chinese reign marks for the Ming Dynasty of the Chenghua period (太明成化年製). Black Ships (黒船, kurofune) was a name used for Western sea vessels arriving in Japan from the 16th - 19th Century. The name originated from the very first Portuguese vessels to trade with the Japanese ca. 1543 had hulls painted black. When the expedition of Matthew Commodore Perry in 1853 forcibly ended Japan's self-imposed isolationist sakoku (鎖国, lit. "locked country") period, his steam-powered warships inspired fear in the Japanese populace with their coal fueled black smoke. Subsequently, the Black Ships became symbolic of the end of Japan's isolationist period. Simply a wonderful set of antique Arita...

Hand-carved. A kouro is a vessel used for burning incense. The culture of fragrances was born in India and nurtured in China. In Japan, during the Muromachi period, the traditional c...

Antique Japanese quality Imari plate having wonderful hand painted decoration in red, blue and white colour In lovely original condition H 5 x W 31 ...