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Antique Japanese Nabeshima Carpet (Dantsu) Nabeshima dantsu (carpets) are some of the earliest examples of rug making in Japan. The original weavers learned their craft from Chinese...

Japan, Nabeshima style or Nabeshima serving Dish, 19/20C period; Rare and very beautiful serving dish in the form of a crane bird. Stunninly beautiful. Additional information: Mater...

This is a bowl made with porcelaine called Imari ware. This style of porcelain is especially called Nabeshima ware -Kosen gama. This bow was made around 2000s in showa era. And on th...

A very nice and beautiful Bowl, iamari and nabeshima style. The base has a nice makers mark in overglaze red at the base. Its a bird. Late Edo or early Meiji. Additional informatio...

A fine set of ten antique Japanese celedon glazed Meiji period Mt. Fuji Plates, signed Nabeshima, circa 1900. Each circular plate is 8.5" in diameter, with a rich celadon green glaze...

A very nice and beautiful Bowl/footed dish from nabeshima. Central scene of 5 vases on wave pattern ground in underglaze blue. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery ...

Takasu Toyoji: KAKIEMON, NABESHIMA. Toki Zenshu, 23. Tokyo, 1961. 22 pp. text. 64 plates, 6 in colour. 21 text-figures. Dimension: 18 W x 25 H cm Description of Kakiemon and Nabesh...

A very nice and beautiful bowl. Medium size. With a stunning scene of flowers Exquisite Nabeshima bowl The Nabeshima kilns were the earliest makers of porcelain in Japan and the clan's artisans have continued their excellence for nearly 400 years. Nabeshima ware...

A very nice bowl footed bowl in Nabeshima style Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 20th Century Condition: Overall Condition Close...

Captivating Nabeshima ceramic vase by Master Artisan Ichikawa Kouzan. Continuing the legacy of 18 generations of ceramics production since the late 16th century. Patronized by Nabeshima Daimyo, a powerful samurai lord, and renowned for unmatched quality and artistic ingenuity. Passed down with secret formulas for generations. Includes signed wooden storage box. Dimensions: H.30cm (11.8 inches), W.9cm (3.54 inches) Weight: 660gr (1.45 lbs) without box, 1.15kg (2.53 lbs) with box Nabeshima ware is a type of Japanese porcelain that originated in the late 17th century during the Edo period. It was produced exclusively for the Nabeshima clan, a powerful feudal lord...

Early 20th Century Japanese Cotton Nabeshima Dantsu Carpet 3' x 5'10" - 91 x 178

A very nice and beautiful Bowl. The Nabeshima kilns were the earliest makers of porcelain in Japan and the clan's artisans have continued their excellence for nearly 400 years. Nabeshima ware...

A very nice and beautiful Bowl nabeshima style. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 18th century, 19th century Condition: Overall C...

Porcelain Art Japanese Nabeshima Footed Bowl Meiji Taisho Period, 19/20th Century. A very nice bowl footed bowl from Nabeshima. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Potter...

A very nice set of beautiful bowls nabeshima style Condition: Overall condition perfect. Size: 158 x 36mm Period: 18th century 19th century.   

Reference Book Japanese Porcelain: Nabeshima Wares Nihon Tohji Taikei vol.21 Nabeshima Nihon Tohji Taikei vol.21 Compleate Series of Japanese Ceramics vol.12 1972, 1979 by Fujioka R...

A very nicely decorated set of Japanese Nabeshima Porcelain dishes Condition: Dish 1 and 2 perfect. Dish 3 with 2 kintsugi filled chips dish ...

Very nice artifact with beautiful painting of Wisteria with butterflies. The colors are amazing. Large piece, with matching storage box. Condition Perfect condition. Size 270x83...

Very nice artifact with beautiful painting Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Japanese Style: Arita Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (18...

Exuisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain charger, hand painted in vivid purple and various shades of blue and signed by a widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of Japan...

Exuisite Japanese contemporary decorative square porcelain charger, hand painted in vivid purple, yellow, orange, blue,and platinum, and signed by highly acclaimed master porcelain a...

Exquisite large Japanese contemporary decorative Imari ceramic vase, hand-painted in vivid blue, red, green and yellow on a beautifully shaped ovoid ceramic vase, a striking piece ha...

A very nice bowl in Nabeshima style Condition Overall Condition Perfect. Small chip. Size 165mm Period 20th century.

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid dark blue, yellow, red and purple and signed by a widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of Japan’s...

A very nice bowl footed bowl in Nabeshima style. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plates Region of Origin: Japan Country of Manufacturing: Japan Period: 2...

A very nice bowl in Nabeshima style Condition Overall condition perfect. Small chip. Period 20th century. Size 165mm.

A fine Pair of 19th century Japanese Imari Porcelain and French Gilt-Bronze Mounted Thirteen-Light Celadon Torchere Candelabra. The bottle-shaped Japonisme vases with a Royal red background, decorated with parcel-gilt and black soaring eagles in the hunt within a forestall scene. Each Vase fitted and surmounted with a French 19th century Louis XV Style 13-Light scrolled candelabrum and all raised on a circular pierced gilt-bronze plinth. circa: 1880. Imari Porcelain (????) is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyushu. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki (???). Imari or Arita porcelain has been continously produced up through the present day. Characteristics Though there are many types of Imari, Westerners' conception of Imari in the popular sense is associated only with a type of Imari produced and exported in large quantity in mid-17th century. This type is called Kinrande. Kinrande Imari is colored porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze. The color combination was not seen in China at that time. Traditional Ming dynasty color porcelain used dominantly red and green, probably due to scarcity of gold in China, whereas gold was abundant in Japan in those days. The subject matter of Imari is diverse, ranging from foliage and flowers to people, scenery and abstractions. Some Imari design structures such as kraak style were adopted from China, but most designs were uniquely Japanese owing to the rich Japanese tradition of paintings and costume design. The porcelain has a gritty texture on the bases, where it is not covered by glaze. There is also blue and white Imari. Kakiemon style Imari is another type of Imari, but it tends to be categorized separately in Europe. History "Imari" was simply the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. Arita's kilns were set up in the 17th century, when kaolin was discovered in 1616 by the immigrant Korean potter, Yi Sam-pyeong (1579–1655). (He may also be known by the name, "Kanage Sambei".) Yi Sam-Pyeong, along with his extended family of 180 persons, left Korea on the offer of a privileged position in Japan. This decision was made after the occurrence of certain Japanese invasions of Korea. After Yi Sam-Pyeong's discovery, his kilns began to produce revised Korean-style blue and white porcelains, known as "Shoki-Imari". In the mid-17th century there were also a lot of Chinese refugees in Northern Kyushu due to the turmoil on Chinese continent, and it is said one of them brought coloring technique to Arita. Thus Shoki-Imari developed into Ko-KutaniImari. Ko-Kutani was produced around 1650 for both export and domestic market. Blue and white porcelain continued to be produced and they are called Ai-Kutani. Ko-Kutani Imari for the export market usually adopted Chinese design structure such as kraak style, whereas Ai-Kutani for the domestic market were highly unique in design and are accordingly valued very much among collectors. Ko-Kutani style evolved into Kakiemon style Imari, which was produced for about 50 years around 1700. Imari achieved its technical and aesthetic peak in Kakiemon style, and it dominated European market. Blue and white Kakiemon is called Ai-Kakiemon. Kakiemon style transformed into Kinrande in the 18th century. Kinrande used blue underglaze and red and gold overglaze, and later some other colors. Imari began to be exported to Europe because the Chinese kilns at Ching-te-Chen were damaged in the political chaos and the new Qing dynasty government stopped trade in 1656–1684. Exports to Europe were made through the Dutch East India Company, but the designation "Imari Porcelain" in Europe connotes Arita wares of mostly Kinrande Imari. Export of Imari to Europe stopped in mid-18th century when China began export to Europe again, since Imari was not able to compete against China due to high labor cost. By that time, however, both Imari and Kakiemon style were already so popular among Europeans, Chinese export porcelain copied both Imari and Kakiemon style, which is called Chinese Imari. At the same time, European kilns, such as Meisen also tried to copy Imari and Kakiemon. Export of Imari surged again in late 19th century (Meiji era) when Japonism flourished in Europe. Thus in western world today, two kinds of Imari can...

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Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid dark blue, yellow, red and purple and signed by a widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-Ari...

Exuisite Japanese contemporary decorative square porcelain charger, hand painted in vivid purple, yellow, orange and blue, and signed by a widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of...

Elegant Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid green, blue, red and purple and signed by a highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of Japan’s Imari-A...

Magnificent tall Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in blue, red, green and pink on a beautifully shaped body in pure white, a signed masterpiece by widely...

A near pair Hizen pottery jars from Artia Japan, circa mid-19th century of the Meiji Era. Heavy stoneware construction with overglaze enamels that was inspired by Chinese WuCai from ...

Japanese Edo Period Nabashima Blue & White Porcelain Plate Sea Shells & Family Crest Japan, Ca. 1850 Period: Edo Period (1603–1868) Date: Circa 1850 Markings: Signed o...

Exquisite Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, hand painted in vivid green, blue, red and purple on a stunningly shaped body and signed by a widely acclaimed master porce...

Japanese Edo Period Nabashima Porcelain Blue Plate with Three Sake Bottles, Ca. 1850 PERIOD Edo Period ((1603-1868) – Mid-19...

Japanese contemporary hand-painted Imari porcelain vase, the work of acclaimed award-winning master porcelain artist from Imari-Arita region in Japan. This stunning vase features a traditional Arita arabesque pattern in deep red. To this, the artist has added a blue cord borrowed from the Nabeshima porcelain...