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Item Ships From: Japan
Japanese Contemporary Blue and White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in blue underglaze on a beautiully shaped ovoid porcelain bodyk, a signed piece belonging to the artist's s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Red Green Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase, hand painted in red and green with generous gold details on a striking bott...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Green Orange Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Japanese Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing large contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted in green, orange and gold, a breathtaking masterpiece by highly acclaimed master...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist Duo
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Outstanding Japanese contemporary museum quality porcelain vase, highly detailed, extremely intricately hand painted in blue and platinum on a stunningly shaped porcelain body, showc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Platinum
Iron pot _Stainless steel rough polishing
By POPCORN
Located in 加須市, 11
This is a stainless steel version of the "IRONPOT" series, which consists of a ring of pipes.
Rough polished finish.Included is a water tray that goes in the bottom.
It allows taller...
Category
2010s Japanese Minimalist Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stainless Steel
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in various shades of blue on an elegantly shaped body, a signed piece by master porcelain artist f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary White Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Unique Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand-painted in blue underglaze and red on a beautifully shaped ovoid porcelain body in pure white, a signed piece by highly a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in various shades of blue on an elegant ovoid body, a signed piece by master porcelain artist fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Pink Vase, Large Japanese Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata acrylic pink vase large model. Mint condition. Pink and clear acrylic bock with glass tube.
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Ritratto Red Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern
By Alessandro Mendini, Marutomi
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
"Ritratto" flower vase for the wall designed by Alessandro Mendini for Marutomi.
Designed in the late 90s and start production in 2000. No longer production. New old stock in box. W...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Plastic
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, painstakingly intricately gilded and hand painted in a mesmerizing deep blue in various shades on a stunning globular b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Yellow Blue Orange Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese Contemporary museum-quality decorative porcelain vase with an exceptional story, stunningly hand-painted in vivid yellow, red and blue on an exquisitely shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Timo Sarpaneva / VASE FINLANDIA(Clear) 3360 / Iittala
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
The FINLANDIA series, introduced in 1964, was Timo Sarpaneva's masterpiece of the 1960s.
While repeatedly exploring and experimenting with glass expression in pursuit of new techniq...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Japanese Contemporary Three-Piece Blue Porcelain Lidded Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary large three-piece decorative porcelain lidded vase/jar, intricately hand-painted in cobalt blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped body with two beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Elegant Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in cobalt blue underglaze on a stunningly shaped porcelain body, a signed masterpiece by widely accl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in blue an turquoise on the finest porcelain in a beautiful round shape, the signed work by highly acclaimed award-winning master porcelain artist in the Imari-Arita style. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional porcelain work and his unique gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition.
This stunning piece showcases a striking blue Phoenix...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Green Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately gilded and hand painted in red and green and generous gold details, on a stunning double gourd body...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 03 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Antique broken ceramic Japanese sake bup repaired with glass. Broken chips are welded by glass.
This work is study for relationship between object and decoration.
Subject is Destru...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue White Porcelain Bowl by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain bowl/centerpiece, intricately hand painted on a elegantly shaped body in red and blue, a signed masterpiece by second-generatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Green Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase hand painted in green, red and blue on a beautifully shaped body, a signed work by highly acclaimed Japanese master porcelain artist i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese White Blue and Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in blue underglaze and yellow, a work of widely acclaimed master porcelain artist in traditional patterns of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in blue underglaze in various shades of blue on a stunning ovoid shape body, a signed work by high...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Large Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional large gilded contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain three-piece raised lidded jar, hand painted in red and blue with generous gold details, depicting scalopped panels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Black Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 6
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a stunningly shaped porcelain body in black, a signed masterpiece from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 5
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese dimpled decorative porcelain vase in blue and red on platinum, an elegant piece hand painted by a highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in deep blue on an stunningly shaped body, a signed masterpiece by highly acclaimed master porce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Gold Red Purple Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese dimpled decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece gilded and hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The artist is th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Blue Platinum Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary dimpled decorative porcelain vase in blue on platinum, a stunning piece hand painted by a highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arita region. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Platinum
Porcelain Vase by Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary porcelain decorative vase, hand painted in vivid blue and red on an elegant bottle shape body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed Japanese master porc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese large signed porcelain decorative vase, stunningly hand painted in blue on an elegantly shaped globular porcelain body, a signed piece by widely respe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Gold Blue Purple Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese contemporary very large dimpled gilded signed decorative porcelain vase, a stunning piece hand painted by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Arit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Blue and Green Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary porcelain vase, hand painted in deep blue and green on a beautifully shaped body, the work of wide...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Large Contemporary Japanese Blue Decorative Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Striking contemporary large porcelain decorative vase, hand painted in blue on an elegant pear shaped porcelain body, a signed piece by widely respected Japanese master porcelain art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Blue Green Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary Imari Porcelain vase featuring a “flowers-in-the-wind” motif, hand-painted in blue, white and green.This elegantly shaped porcelain vase is a signed piece by a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue Yellow Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in blue underglaze and yellow on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, by highly acclaimed master po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue Silver Etched Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing Japanese Contemporary museum-quality tall decorative porcelain vase with mysterious etchings and three-dimensional effect in a stunningly elegant shape featuring silver f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Foil
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Gold Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand-painted in platinum and gold on a beautifully shaped body, set against a black background, a signed piece by highly acclaimed Ja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold, Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue Green Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, hand-painted in cobalt blue, yellow and green on a stunning ovoid shaped body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed master porcelain a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Ritratto Green Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern
By Marutomi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
"Ritratto" flower vase for the wall designed by Alessandro Mendini for Marutomi.
Designed in the late 90s and start production in 2000. No longer production. New old stock in box. W...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Plastic
Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese contemporary hand-painted decorative porcelain vase, a signed work by widely acclaimed award winning master porcelain artist of the Imari- Arita region of Japan, f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Kaj Franck / GOBLET(Unique Piece) / Nuutajarvi
By Nuutajärvi Notsjõ, Kaj Franck
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Japanese Red Blue Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese hand painted decorative porcelain vase, an exclusive signature masterpiece in blue and red by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary White Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 1
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exceptional large contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative charger, extremely intricately hand painted in auspicious underglaze blue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Glass Wearing Ceramic Vase 01 Contemporary Zen Japonism Style
By Norihiko Terayama
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Antique broken ceramic vase repaired with glass. Broken chips are welded by glass.
This work is study for relationship between object and decoration.
Subject is Destruction and coex...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Japanese White Blue Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in beautiful shades of blue underglaze on an elegantly shaped porcelain body, a signed piece from the artist's signature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Kaj Franck / VASE(Unique Piece) / Nuutajarvi
By Kaj Franck, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Kaj Franck is known for his functional, simple designs that are often referred to as the ‘conscience of Finland’, and his products are characterised by their use of colour without an...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ritratto Blue Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern
By Marutomi, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
"Ritratto" flower vase for the wall designed by Alessandro Mendini for Marutomi.
Designed in the late 90s and start production in 2000. No longer production. New old stock in box. W...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Plastic
Japanese Contemporary Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 9
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, dramatically hand painted in platinum, set against a beautifully shaped porcelain body in black, a signed piece belonging to the artist's signature fish collection by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional and extraordinary porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain. In 2016, the British Museum added a work by this award-winning artist to its collection of contemporary Japanese porcelain in the Imari-Arita polychrome enamel tradition. The artist's profile is available upon request.
According to a Chinese legend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Adirondack Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue Yellow Platinum Porcelain Lidded Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese signed decorative porcelain mizusashi/lidded jar, hand painted in purple, blue and yellow, set against a stunning dimpled body in platinum, by highly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Japanese Blue Black Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary decorative porcelain vase, extremely intricately hand painted In vivid green and blue on a stunningly shaped body, featuring a “flowers-in-the-wind” m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese White Red Green Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain decorative vase hand painted in red, white and green on a beautifully shaped body, a signed work by highly acclaimed Japanese master porcela...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Green Blue White Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Elegant Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted on an ovoid body in iron-red and rich blue and green, a signed work by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Rose Green Hand-Glazed Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality Japanese contemporary hand-glazed signed decorative porcelain vase/centerpiece in a breathtaking, graceful flared shape in stunning combination of rose, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Blue White Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Enchanting Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase featuring two panels of peonies in full bloom against a background of a delicate Japanese auspicious arabesque pattern. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Odd Balance 01 Sculptural Vase Batten and Kamp Minimalist
By Batten and Kamp
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Sculpture or sculptural vase for dried flowers designed by Batten and Kamp.
Minimal structure furniture made of stainless steel and natural stone.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Minimalist Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone, Steel
Brown Hand-Glazed Porcelain Vase by Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Hand-glazed contemporary decorative porcelain vase in stunning shape in an impressive deep red and black with a beautiful scalloped rim, a masterpiece by a widely acclaimed award-win...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Black Purple Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in black, green, purple and pink on a beautifully shaped body, a signed piece by highly acclaimed porcelain artist of Ja...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
Contemporary Japanese Gold Red Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Mesmerizing large contemporary Japanese hand painted decorative porcelain vase, an exclusive signature masterpiece in gold, blue, green and red by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita region of Japan and recipient of numerous awards for his exceptional application of gold and platinum on porcelain. This unique vase in brilliant gold, red, green and blue features the highly auspicious Acala "immovable," seen as a fierce protective Buddhist deity particularly in Shingon traditions of Japan where he is known as Fudo Myo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japan - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold
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