An Arita Shonsui-Style Zodiac Plate – Edo/Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #981882
ICHI 4264

This is a great Japanese Arita plate in Shonsui-style to help celebrate the new Year of the Tiger. On the front of the plate are the twelve animals that make up the Chinese New Year zodiac. The border has a band of enclosed florets between dark blue circles. All twelve animals are very well painted and are enclosed in separate reserves against a blue background.

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Very Unusual Porcelain Vase by Makuzu Kozan, Shinshayu

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #981682
100219

The size of vase: 2 15/16" Dia x 3 1/2" High. Made by Makuzu Kozan. The vase was made at Yokohama. The vase with Qing dynasty style Shishayu(copper red underglaze). It has four Shinshayu design of Suzumushi. Suzumushi (Homoeogryllus japonicus) is the Japanese name for the bell cricket, also known as the bell-ring cricket'. It is known particularly for its song. The suzumushi are very delicately painted by Shinsha. Acutal color is more whole vase size photo. The condition of vase excellent, no ch... Click for details

Ko Imari Blue and White Plate Dragon

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1800: item #981584
022142

The size of Plate: 8 1/8" Dia x 1 1/8" High. Very unusual Japanese Ko Imari Blue and White(sometsuke) Plate. The plate was made with fine quality porcelain. It has most unusual sometsuke work of dragon desing ever seen. It is Unryu(dragon and clouds) design. The clouds lines and gradation of blue are carefully painted. Two dragons and fire as well as the treasure in center. The condition of plate is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. The sureface of plate has little bit wear but not m... Click for details

Fine Ko Imari Sometsuke Plate Dragon L18C

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1800: item #981579
022198

The size of Plate: 8 1/2" x 1 1/2". Very rare design Japanese Ko Imari Sometsuke Porcelain Plate. The plate is rather deep so could be called as bowl. It is made with fine quality porcelain. The design of rim area with Karakusa design done in Shiranuki technique(white knock out) The center design with Dragon with Hoju(treasure ball) wonderfully painted. The composition and blank space using is great. The back side of plate has marking. The condition of place excellent, no chip, no crack and no h... Click for details

An Arita Plate – Three Friends Design – Edo

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #980351
COLL1017

This is an early 19th century, Edo period, Arita plate with a design of three bare branches in a reserve in the center of the plate. A circle of stylized leaves surrounds these branches. It is possible that this is meant to represent the Three Friends of Winter – plum, bamboo and pine – but the only stem that we can clearly identify is that of the bamboo. The outer border design is of two large blue on white leaves with two smaller white on blue flowers alternating with the larger leaves. The ba... Click for details

Lidded Porcelain Japanese Rice Bowl

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1940: item #980154
CP123

DESCRIPTION: A lidded, hand painted Japanese rice serving bowl, the lid decorated with two confronting roosters among floral designs. Cloud designs line the rims, and the navy blue base tapers dramatically to a raised foot. An impressed maker’s mark appears on the base as well as the original collector’s inventory numbers. Excellent original condition with no chips, and dating from the Showa Period (1926 – 1945). DIMENSIONS: 7 ¼” diameter (8.4 cm) x 4 ½” high (11.5 cm).

Beautiful Japanese Seiji, Celadon Koro, signed Tosen

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1940: item #979662
051038

The size of Koro: 4 1/2" Wide x 4" Dia x 4 7/8" High. Beautiful Japanse Porcelain Seiji(celadon) Koro. Koro has very nice finish and color of Seiji on porcelain. It has finely made Foodog cover. It fit perfect. It has marking of Kutani. It came with Kiri wood (paulownia) Tomobako. The top cover said, Kutani Yaki(Kutani ware), Koro, Tosen Zo(Tosen made), chop seal of Tosen. The condition of Koro, excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. Dating from prewar, ealy Showa 1930-1940.

A Pair of Arita Tea Bowls - Chawan – Edo

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #978758
ICHI 152

This is a lovely pair of thin walled chawan – tea cups – from the Arita kilns. Each of the two cups has a fine relief design on the inside walls. The designs appear to be fans and bows – hard to photograph with clarity. In the bottom of the cups is a dark cobalt blue design that we cannot make out – there do appear to be some elongated scales so it could be a curled dragon. Just below the upper rim the inside of the cups at the very top there is a band of blue geometric figures like linked vine... Click for details

A Light Tan/White Bowl - Crackle Finish – Showa

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1980: item #978060
COLL1014

This is a small bowl with every rim that has a wonderful presence. The base glaze is a light tan – almost white. Over that there is a large number of small silver splashes that look like snows flakes and are very reflective. The bowl has an evert top rim and is signed on the bottom. We have not been able to figure out what the signature is – not even sure it is Japanese; however, we have seen Japanese ceramics with this type of snowflake overglaze on other Japanese ceramics. ... Click for details

A Hirado Vase with Relief Characters and Pomegranates

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #977883
ICHI 3673

This is a superb Hirado vase with relief and underglaze blue paintings of two pomegranates on their vines. Some of the fruit and leaves are low relief. There are also two raised characters that translate as "Kin Bana" or could read "Kinka". The other two other two raised characters read “Hyakusha”. Presumably at least one of the set of two is the artist’s name. The vase is round – with an indented neck that then flares out to a white rim. The base is also indented and then flares out to make a r... Click for details