USA - Ceramics

A large Yongzheng style Chinese porcelain charger decorated in beautiful famille rose enamels of pinks, blues, greens and yellows, 20th century, China. Painted in the Chinese expor...

This delicately hand-painted Meiji-period Kutani-ware bowl is ornamented with lion-shaped handles on the bowl and lid, and is decorated in orange and gold with panels depicting floral arrangements, surrounded by scrolling borders. On the base is the "Dai Nippon...

Rare early Canton Chinese Export porcelain Rose Medallion bowl with lid. Features include outstanding intricately painted birds, flower...

This ceramic vessel was handcrafted in the Jiangxi region of China in the spirit of ancient temple jars. The style and glaze is reminiscent of Han dynasty burial vessels designed to ...

A blue and white motif Chinese export vase, now as lamp. Interesting raised dragon detail. Distress painted base. Two sockets. Shade for display purposes only. Vase measures 19"H.

A Late 19th century ceramic vase turned into a table lamp. Bronze cap, new fittings and wire, three way on and off switch. A baby dragon painting in a wonderful orange red, large bla...

Sculpted in a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, this elegant early 20th century vase is adorned with a scene of magpies flitting between branches covered in cherry blossoms...

A stunning set of 5 graceful terracotta figurines from the Ming Dynasty '1368-1644' AD. These elegant attendants are standing on a yellow glazed lotus flower over a high hexagonal green plinth and wear fine robes in matching green and yellow glazes. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Each is carrying essential offerings for the royal family. The head is detachable as often seen on the larger figures from this period. Meticulously detailed facial expressions have been hand-painted. Condition: Mint, finely preserved glaze and pigment, undamaged and no repairs. Provenance: Ex. Danish Collection. This set is guaranteed authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and TL Test from Laboratory Kotalla in Germany (The Oldest Thermoluminescence Testing Laboratory in the World). Dimensions: Average 54 H cms Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period. The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...

19th century wide mouth ceramic wine jar with dark lip, beautifully glazed off-white body and striking Chinese characters. From Shanxi province, circa 1850. CR725.

A pair of Chinese export porcelain mancerinas or trembleuses likely made for the Spanish/Spanish Colonial market. Based on a silver form, the standing central ring was designed to su...

An original Asian clay container made into a table lamp. The vase has a basket weave motif throughout and has two big black crabs and a small black conch as ornaments. There is an un...

Pair of late 19th century Japanese hand-painted and gilded porcelain kutani vases. These vases are signed.

Chinese Export platter, circa 1820. Mille fleur pattern.

An early 20th century Sang De Boeuf Art Deco lamp. The luscious flambe red glaze with bronze finish mounts with new electric wiring and bronze finish lotus motif mounts. The simple s...

Handsome 19th century Chinese jar converted into lamp.

Pair of Japanese Imari chargers showing cranes and Mount Fuji.

Striking pair of large-scale armorial cachepots in the Chinese export style on bronze bases.

A fine pair of Chinese porcelain "peaches" bottle vases (tianquiping) from the late Qing Dynasty or early Republic period. Well potted and of elegant form, the straight cylindrica...

Chinese export porcelain service spectacularly decorated with a smart coral scale ground with panels of puce flowers. The service com...

An extraordinarily large, antique Japanese Imari covered urn or floor vase. With strong cobalt blue and red decoration, some traces of the original gilding, ribbed sides, and its ...

A Marvelous and Rare Antique Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912).Large Satsuma Square Censer And Cover with Seal at Bottom. This is a magnificent piece with finely painted cartouches depicting various Japanese cultural scenes on each side. The cartouches include a scene of Japanese woman playing instruments...

Clay and polychrome cocoon vase, Han Dynasty (206-BC-220 AD), China. The earthward depicts polychromatic swirling clouds representing the Heavens. This ...

18th century Chinese export Famille Verte octagonal plate, exquisitely painted with a court scene with an iron red and grisaille border.

This plate has a center with Mandarin court scenes framed by a border of birds, butterflies, and leaf and floral decorations. It is in mint condition.

An unusually large and heavy antique Chinese ceramic brush washer with three lines of blue hand painted Chinese characters and a bold red stripe on the outside. A piece of history in...