Melbourne - Ceramics

A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...

A Khmer vase transformed in to a table lamp. Of baluster shape with an attractive brown yellow ocker glaze. Dating from the 15th-16th century this vase is ...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki trailing. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included as well as the written appraised signature of his son Shinsaku Hamada. The vase also comes with a printed artist profile/sales brochure of Hamada (featuring some of his other presumably available work). It appears this piece was offered at the Keio Department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. At first glance, this may seem odd but in fact, this is quite an honor in Japan. This store is known for selling and exhibiting such high-profile artists and potters as Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Gyokudo Kawai, Shiko Munakata, Kawai Kanjiro, and Rosanjin Kitaoji. A major goal of many ceramic artists in Japan is to have a one-man exhibition in a department store. For many Westerners, this is a strange concept. Some of the larger department stores have up to three or four dedicated galleries showing concurrent art exhibitions. A well-known artist's exhibition can bring in hundreds, often thousands, of customers to a store and increase revenue for other sales in the millions-of-yen range. These exhibits are usually longer running and highlight a potter's career, like a Living National...

This is a hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain Dish, which we date to the second half of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1770, or possibly earlier. The dish is circu...

Beautiful big bucket vase with two steel handles, Famille verte. Excellent decorated with women and young boys in a walled garden and princess on horseback...

This pair of antique Japanese porcelain lamps are extremely rare and valuable not only for their artistry but for their beautiful unco...

Kangxi style powder blue vase lamp. Rich powder blue vase drilled for electric with vintage Chinese style mounts. Newly electrified with black silk cord, ...

Very fine quality Asian Style tall necked Vase in oxblood glaze mounted on a gilt wood base. Brass Leviton double bulb sockets and an adjustable height...

A quiet and elegant Korean white glazed bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, late 18th century, Korea. The graceful vase beautifully proportioned, resting on a short recessed foot, with a...

Pair antique exceptional quality Japanese Satsuma porcelain lamps with ormolu mounts, circa 1890.

Large Mid-Century Modern Chinese blanc de chine porcelain table lamp in the form of a ginger jar vase. Featuring a pierced fretwork body of cherry blossom trees with a matching lid. ...

Splendid Chinese porcelain celadon glazed vase mounted as a table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company. Features a 17 inch high celadon or greenware vase su...