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Item Ships From: Georgia
Vintage Pair Monteith Toleware Tole
Handpainted Cachepot
Planter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Vintage Monteith Style Planters Painted in Red and Gilt metal.
Measure 15" from Handle to Handle.
Inclusive of handles, the piece measures 11.25"
Depth is 8.5"
Category
1990s Unknown George II Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rare Camille Faure Limoges Enamel Floral Artwork Plaque Frame, circa 1940
By Camille Fauré
Located in Atlanta, GA
Camille Faure designed this stunning enamel plaque in Limoges. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1940. This is a unique, limited edition, numbered two out of eight artworks ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Copper, Enamel
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1979 and was in...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Black Forest 1890s Carved Wooden Umbrella Stand Depicting a Bear Climbing a Tree
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Black Forest carved wooden umbrella stand from the late 19th century, depicting a bear climbing a tree branch. Created during the last de...
Category
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Monumental Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Rotary Mantel Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A monumental Louis XVI style ormolu mounted and rouge marble rotary mantel clock. A stunning monumental Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted and rouge marble rotary mantel clock in th...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Enameled Metal / Wood Drawer Piero Fornasetti Box
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage enameled metal box with a slide out wooden drawer. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950's / 1960's and is listed in th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Japanese Ceramic Vase by Ito Tozan I Meiji Period
By Ito Tozan I
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stoneware vase of a jar form was finely decorated with low relief carving and delicate colored glazes depicting bundles of peony flowers. It was made by Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) circa 1890-1900s in the late Meiji Period. The color pallet was both bold and subtle, with dark green and rusty leaves with golden outlines and white and light yellow peony petals covering much of the surface. Impressed with potter's mark on the base.
Examples of two pieces by Ito Tozan I were in the collection of MNAAG (Guimet) Paris. Inventory no. MG 13790 an 13792.
A vase with similar shape and decoration techniques is featured as Lot 1340 Fine Japanese Art, 13 Sep 2017 Bonhams New York
Tozan Ito I established his ceramic business in Kyoto 1867. His studio made both porcelain and stoneware in a style some considered Satsuma while they retained a sophistication of Kyoto ware...
Category
1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Nut Leaf Shaped Dish With Ball Feet
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage sterling silver bowl as a stylized leaf with a raised central ridge, topped with an open circular scroll stem and smaller leaves, raised on two circular feet. The leaf is mar...
Category
1950s American Post-Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Very Fine Gilt & Patinated Bronze Centerpiece in the Empire style.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Gilt & Patinated Bronze Centerpiece in the Empire style.
France, circa 1890.
Width 15 1/2" Height 18" Depth 5 1/2"
Category
1890s French Empire Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Pair of Brass Three-Candle Wall Sconces, Turn of the 18th & 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Dutch pair of brass three-candle wall sconces from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique pair of wall decorations from the Netherlands have been created in brass with an ornate decor...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century European Lion of Hand Carved Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European carved stone lion from the 19th century, or potentially older. This antique stone lion statute features nice hand carved details, includ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
18th Century Large Italian Terracotta Jar with Lovely Rich Green Poured Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian 18th century green glazed terracotta double handled jar. This Italian jar features rich green paint of dark and light tones that have a po...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
A Swedish Fryksdahl Clock Circa 1831 w/ Reed Textured Belly & Swag Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Swedish Fryksdahl clock. This Swedish clock features a lovely carved crest with foliage decor. The neck is decorated with rosettes on th...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fine Metal Statue Representing "Hussar"
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine metal statue representing "Hussar", circa 1900
Dimensions: Height 35 1/2", diameter 8"
CW2845.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lucite and Rattan, Wicker Picture Frame, circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist picture frame was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The rare piece boasts a hexagonal, thick Lucite slab base with two tall holders. The photo frame is made of cle...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Lucite, Plexiglass, Rattan, Acrylic
French Silvered Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bronze brooch in a silvered finish by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) entitled "Mignonne Allons Voir Si La Rose" (Sweetheart, let's see if the rose). The large round br...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Belu "Female" Door from Timor Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 20th century carved wood door panel from Timor Island in the Indonesian archipelago. This antique wall panel from Timor Island (an isl...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Tribal Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Christian Dior Marquetry Picture Frame, circa 1980
By Dior Home, Christian Dior
Located in Atlanta, GA
Christian Dior designed this beautiful fine-grain marquetry wood picture frame for its Interior Collection. The rare piece was crafted in France circa 1980. The rich sycamore wood's ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Glass
French Bronze Belt Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze two-piece bronze buckle with hook and loop verso by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The sculptural pieces are In a rare Inca motif, with triangular indenta...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Patinated Bronze Shallow Bowl by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful patinated bronze shallow bowl designed by Just Andersen. The bowl has an embossed design around the top lip.
Just Andersen (1884-1943) was an internationally renowned d...
Category
1930s Danish Minimalist Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neo-Classical Grand Tour Style Ram’s Head Stirrup Cup
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian neo-classical Grand Tour ram’s head form stirrup cup. The composition is pottery with an almost bisque-like finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Bamboo Basket Ikebana by Hayakawa Shokosai IV
By Hayakawa Shokosai IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese bamboo basket by Hayakawa Shokosai IV, the fourth generation of the Shokosai lineage, one of the best known in the Japanese Bamboo art...
Category
1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Kiyoharu Ichino
By Kiyoharu Ichino
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Purple Dawn", a ceramic sculpture piece by Japanese potter Kiyoharu Ichino (1957-). Purchased from Touching Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2003. Tradition meets renovation, this sculptural piece with its slab like minimal shape draws the viewer into its mysterious shape that is reminiscent of a monument. Its surface, with the typical Tanba clay fired at very high temperature and completely free of glaze, radiates a subtle metallic sheen that is nearly in a shade of purple. This piece was purchased from Touching Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2003.
Artist's bio from the gallery and the exhibition:
"Kiyoharu Ichino was born in 1957 in Tachikui into an extended family steeped in pottery-making tradition. He learned all aspects of Tanba pottery since childhood. When he was twenty, he moved to Seto to study pottery under a master of Akatsu-yaki. Upon returning to Tachikui, he launched his career with the Tanba Group Kiln. In 1983, he established his own kiln and began showing in galleries all over Japan. His works have been selected repeatedly for the prestigious juried Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Crafts Association. In 1995, he was nominated to be a permanent member of The Japan Crafts Association, an honor bestowed to the most experienced and talented artists.
Traditional Tanba pottery is fired unglazed at very high temperature in large wood-fueled kilns. Ichino uses both an anagama (hole kiln) and a noborigama (climbing kiln), burning almost a thousand bundles of wood over several days to bring out the unique personalities of Tanba clay, which is renowned for its rich texture and deep purplish brown colors. Many of his pieces show silvery fire-marks like swirling mists left by the wood fire. His pieces appear to be integral parts of the clay rather than separate objects made from it. To show the unique clay texture, he often includes seemingly unfinished edges in his designs, exposing the rough clay body. Despite the high level of sophistication and innovation, Ichino's works maintain a strong connection with the ancient Tanba pottery tradition. Ichino should be no stranger to many Santa Fe residents. His work has been exhibited both in Touching Stone Gallery and as part of a major exhibition in the New Mexico Museum of International Folk Art in 2006.
About Tanba ware...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble, Travertine and Stone Picture Frame circa 1980
By Maitland Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Maitland-Smith designed this handsome picture frame. The piece was crafted circa 1980 and rendered in tessellated marble, stone, and travertine. The piece boasts light pink salmon an...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
19th-Century French Toleware Basket with Gilded Floral Handle
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century French toleware basket is a stunning example of Napoleon III decorative arts, embodying the refined craftsmanship and opulent aesthetic of the period. Craft...
Category
19th Century French Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Dogs" Patinated Metal Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine & Well Executed Statue of Two Hounds. Great Quality and Condition.
France, circa 1900.
Dimensions: Height 19" Width 15" Depth 8 1/2"
CW5002
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pennsylvania Painted Chalkware Cat
Located in Savannah, GA
A Pennsylvania painted chalkware cat, circa second half 19th century.
These pieces usually painted by German-American folk artisans from Lancaster to Philadelphia were made to be a more accessible household ornament than expensive Staffordshire ceramics. They are more rare today due to their fragile gypsum composition. In the later part of the 19th century and into the 20th century these figures became popular as carnival prizes...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Tall Italian 19th Century Silver Gilt Candlesticks from Italian Church
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of large-sized 19th century Italian candlesticks. This pair of antique candlesticks, circa 1850, were originally displayed in an Italian church and feature silver gilt over exquisite hand-carved wood bodies. Each candlestick is approximately 3 foot tall...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Round Porcelain Box from the Hatcher Collection Decorated with Phoenix
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th century Chinese porcelain blue and white cosmetics box from the Hatcher Collection decorated with a phoenix. The phoenix is painted with its wings outstretched, its tail flutter...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early Gilt Bronze Necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze necklace with chain and a square plaque on the subject of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" with apple tree in the center, designed and made by Line Vautrin in her e...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Skultana Wall Sconce Designed By Pierre Forsell
By Pierre Forsell
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage solid brass wall sconce for candles designed by Pierre Forsell for the Swedish firm Skultana in the 1950’s. The sconce has its o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Tiffany & Co. candlesticks.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Fine Set of 4 Candlesticks in the Rococo taste by Tiffany & Co. 3 of them stamped in the bottom "Tiffany & Co Makers Silver Soldered) France, c...
Category
1930s French Rococo Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Painted Wood Floor Clock, Soft with Minimal Embellishments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Swedish floor clock. This antique clock from Sweden is simple and unassuming with it's round-shaped head, minimally adorn with a curved top crest, an elongated neck mo...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Italian Varnish Sycamore Wood Picture Frame, 1940s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Italian Hollywood Regency picture frame boasts a lovely raised edge shape with varnished sycamore wood. The back has a wood easel. There is no visible designer's mark.
D...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Sycamore
French Earthenware Abstract Figural Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
A French yellow glazed earthenware abstract figural nude sculpture, early 20th Century.
7 by 4 ½ by 5 ½ inches tall
Category
Early 20th Century French Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Ceramic Bowl Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Buncheong (also spelled as Punch'ong) stoneware tea bowl from Korea Joseon Dynasty circa 15-16th century. The conical shape bowl in the classical styl...
Category
16th Century Korean Archaistic Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chrome and Gunmetal Picture Frame with Kinetic Design, circa 1970
By Noel BC
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning picture frame features a silver and gunmetal-chromed metal geometric design with a kinetic effect. The photo frame design is reminiscent of the Italian designer Noel BC...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Early 19th Century Northern Swedish Grandfather Clock with Scraped Teal Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century Northern Swedish painted wood grandfather clock. This antique floor clock from Sweden (Northern region) features a raised top...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ceramic Oval Vessel by British Studio Potter John Ward
By John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vessel in an oval form with dipped rim with glazed by British studio ceramist John Ward (1938-2023) circa 1997. The form of this vessel is m...
Category
Late 20th Century English Organic Modern Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Papua New Guinea Carved-Wood Lumi Shield on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Papua New Guinea carved-wood Lumi shield from the mid-20th century. This vintage war shield from the West Sepik region, the northwestern most province of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Antique Carved-Wood Bouquet Urns with Polychrome Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of carved wood urns from the early 20th century. This antique pair of decorations from Italy each feature a hand-carved, two-handled urn, which is raised upon a pedes...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Hurricane Shades By Royal Leerdam, Williamsburg Reproductions
Located in Doraville, GA
Pair of vintage hand blown hurricane shades. The shades are reproductions of antique shades found in the upstairs hall of the Governors Palace in historic Williamsburg, Virginia. The shades were hand blown by Royal Leerdam. In the 1976 edition of the Williamsburg Reproductions catalog, the shades are model number CW 9. The shades and other reproductions were sold at the Craft House...
Category
1970s Dutch American Colonial Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Sumatran Hand-Carved Tropical Hardwood Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Sumatran hand-carved wood bowl from the early 20th century. This antique wood bowl comes from the Lampung province of Sumatra, which is locate on t...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Daum France Crystal Desktop Accessory Paperweight Sculpture, circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum designed this stunning crystal abstract freeform desktop paperweight. The piece was crafted in France circa 1950. The sculpture-paperweight features an outstanding 1950s design:...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
French Bronze Stag Sculpture with Large Antlers and Brownish Green Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French bronze sculpture from circa 1970 depicting a stag with large antlers. This exquisite French bronze sculpture from circa 1970 captures the majestic beauty of a stag, rendered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Suite by Graziella Laffi
By Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sterling silver jewelry suite with bold geometrical design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a chain-linked necklace showcasing four holl...
Category
1970s Peruvian Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rhino Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Art by Someya Satoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanese Lacquer Rhino Sculpture by Someya Satoshi (1983-). A hand-molded lacquer sculpture that depicts a fantasy beast "Rhino". The artist uses century-old traditional techniques and symbols but with an innovative contemporary energy that borders mysticism, shamanism and surrealism. Found objects were equally treated as part of the meticulous designs as the elaborate Maki-e and shell inlays.
According to the press of Honolulu Museum of Art: "Someya Satoshi has been described as “one of the most significant contemporary lacquer artists working in Japan today.” (Japan Times, 12 Dec. 2013) His work combines objects of daily use, such as bathing buckets, serving trays, and soup bowls, with a wide array of natural materials, including animal bones, horns and antlers, sand, stones, leaves and branches. In the process, he implements a range of traditional lacquer methods passed down from pre-modern eras, such as the kanshitsu or “dry lacquer” technique, the origins of which date to Japan’s Nara period (710–784). After creating his forms, he embellishes them with designs inspired by calligraphy, traditional Japanese textile patterns, and even contemporary manga or comic books. His work defies ordinary definitions of lacquer art and successfully challenges the perceived limits of this extremely difficult and, in some ways, most conservative of traditional Japanese art forms".
His work was exhibited in US such as Honolulu Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Morikami Museum etc. For a complete resume of the artist, see the artist's page in Imura Art Gallery.
Reference: For a very similar Bull Sculpture see Hard Bodies Contemporary Japanese Lacquer...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Japonisme Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Rope, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Impressively Large 8.5 Ft Tall European Gilt Wings on Custom Iron Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very large pair of European carved and gilt wood wings on custom iron stands. This pair of vintage angel wings from Europe have been hand-carved of wood and retain much of their original gilt finish. They have a lovely patina, and are each displayed upright on a custom black iron stand, standing at a height just shy of 8.5 feet tall. This impressive pair of carved and gilt angel...
Category
20th Century European Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Christian Dior Sterling Silver Multiple Views Picture Frame with Bow Decor
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning sterling silver picture frame was crafted for The Christian Dior Interior Collection circa 1980. With its three oval perspectives, the multiple-view frame can show a fa...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Porcelain Dragon Glazed Vase Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 18th-century Italian box is a fine example of Baroque artistry, embodying the period's characteristic grandeur and attention to detail. Crafted from rich walnut, the bo...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Battleship Oak and Brass Bucket with Rounded Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
Crafted in England during the 19th century, this handsome oak bucket features a classic rounded silhouette and is reinforced with three solid brass bands. The combination of warm-ton...
Category
19th Century English Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Two, Arts & Crafts Period Wrought Iron and Copper Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, early 20th century.
A two piece grouping of Arts & Crafts Period candlesticks. Each constructed with a twisted wrought iron tripod stem and topped with a copper open bowl ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
$300 Sale Price / set
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Japanese Ceramic Bowl Makuzu Kozan Utusushi Kenzan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare ceramic bowl with overglaze paint decoration by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan ((1842–1916). Unlike the better-known works Kozan made for the expositions in the west and export to the foreign market, this piece exemplifies his work for the domestic market and the tea ceremony. The bowl was made in the so called "Utusushi" Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743), a celebrated Edo painter and ceramicist. Utusushi is loosely translated as "in the spirit of". It is not at all a simple imitation of a master, but a Japanese concept of embracing the spiritual essence of a master while the creator is free to mix in his or her own unique artistic interpretation and flavor.
The bowl was made to hold fruits during the tea ceremony. It has a very distinguished form with a circular lower body morphing into a square upper portion that further opening with flared rim. The surface has a grey glaze onto which Asagao flowers (Japanese morning glory) on the vines were painted in a free and poetic style. White was used for the petals, green for the leaves with touches of gold highlight. Asagao, the symbol of the summer was rendered in the spirit of Ogata Kenzan, and interestingly the shape of the blossom echoes the unique form the bowl. It was likely reserved for the tea ceremony during the summer months.
Under the base, Kozan was signed in black on a white porcelain plaque inlay.
For two similar examples of Kozan's work Utusushi Kenzan, see Page 168-169 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Longchamp Paris Black Stitched Leather Picture Frame, circa 1980
By Longchamp, Maison Longchamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Longchamp, Paris, designed this exquisite modern leather picture frame. The piece was crafted in France circa 1980. The black calfskin leather has a distinctive pattern and a hand-st...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Metal
Two Vintage Virginia Metalcrafters Solid Brass Leaves, Gloxinia and Calathea
Located in Doraville, GA
Two heavy vintage solid brass leaves, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia MetalCrafters. The leaves were designed by Oskar Hansen, are hand made, hand finished and of th...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bronze Necklace Pendant Saint Laurent Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze pendant titled Saint Laurent by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Gilt bronze, circa late 1940s. It depicts the ...
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Floor Clock--White & Light Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century painted wood floor clock with volutes on both side of the head. This clock features a lyre-shaped body and rectangular base flanked by two stylized Corinthian ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass Candelabra Designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson Ab, Model L-67
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage three light candelabra by Swedish architect / industrial designer Hans - Agne Jakobsson. The candelabra was initially designed in the 1960’s and manufactured by Jakobsson’s...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Georgia - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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