Hirado Okimono of Hotei - late Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #519259
Ichi 1110

A Hirado okimono of Hotei holding up a lidded cup in his left hand. The piece is all white and the base has the extremely smooth unglazed texture so characteristic of Hirado - another telltale sign of Hirado okimonos. It measure 2 1/8" high by 2 3/4" wide by 2" deep. Excellent condition with no chips, hairlines or restoration. We date the piece to the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1915. Louis Lawrence, in his book "Hirado, Prince of Porcelain", accurately summed up why this Japanese porcelain is ... Click for details

Arita Sometsuke Bowl with Karakusa and Flowers

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #518069
2B-571

This classic Japanese blue and white porcelain (“sometsuke”) dish with scalloped edge is decorated with a hand painted “mijin karakusa” design and five large flower blossoms in underglaze blue on a white ground. Meiji period (1868-1912). The mijin karakusa pattern, which is one variation of the scrolling vine pattern, is in the form of delicate denticulate leaves and little m-shaped curls. This is one of the many scrolling vine patterns which appear on domestic market blue and white Arita and Im... Click for details

Japanese Arita Blue and White Porcelain Hibachi , Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #517203
2B-548

Massive hand painted porcelain hibachi in ovoid form. Early 20th century. The milky white body is decorated with six underglaze blue fan designs which depict scenes of bamboo, iris, prunus, Mount Fuji and pine trees. Blossoms are delicately painted in underglaze copper red. The top rim features a repeating blue floral motif. There is a key fret design encircling the top of the piece, below which there is a distinctive blue and white diaper pattern. A different and much larger blue and white dia... Click for details

Most Unusual Ko Imari Sometsuke Bowl 18c

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1800: item #515946
021679

The size of Bowl: 3 7/8" Dia x 2 5/8" High. Very unusual Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Mukozuke Bowl. It is made from fine porcelain quality which has curled top rim. I never seen like this type work on the rim. The porcelain itself is thinly(finely) made. It has Goben Bana(five petals) design inside. The outside with Koyomide(calender) design. Koyomide came from Mishima Shrine because they used use wooden calender there which called this type design as Koyomide. The item looks bowl but it is the ... Click for details

Fine Ko Imari Sometsuke Bowl Shiranuki L18c

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1837 VR: item #515941
021678

The size of Bowl: 7 1/8" Dia x 2 3/4" High. Fine Japanese Ko Imari Sometsuke Porcelain Bowl. It is pretty good size bowl which not much seen this size bowl. The bowl is made with unusual shape with fine quality procelain and glazing. The inside bowl, top rim area with very fine Shiranuki technique finish in geometric design. Below the rim area with finely painted sometsuke(blue and white) work of flower design with fine gosu gradation work. The center of bowl with flower design. Outside has flow... Click for details

A Pair of Mirror Image Hirado Candlesticks - Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #515338

A mid Meiji pair of mirror image Hirado candlesticks molded like two small children (karako). Each boy is holding a spray of large leaves with finely detailed multi petal flowers. All of the underglaze blue is in the classic Hirado blue. The two sticks measure 6 1/1" high by 3 1/4" wide by 2 1/2" deep. Both are in excellent condition - there are very minor chips to a couple of the petals on both flowers. We date this pair to the mid Meiji period, circa 1875-1895. Louis Lawrence, in his book "Hir... Click for details

Japanese Studio Porcelain Censor Signed Inoue Ryosai

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1900: item #514712
2B-795

This elegant little tri-foot porcelain incense burner, glazed in a rich mottled oxblood color with a wax resist decoration of a white plum blossom, is signed on the base with the four-character underglaze blue signature of studio potter Inoue Ryosai. Meiji period, late 19th century. This piece was made by either Ryosai I (1828-?) or Ryosai II (1854-1906). The true color of this transmutation glaze is somewhere between peachbloom and sang de boeuf. The interior is white with areas of blush peachb... Click for details

Small Nabeshima Sometsuke Bowl, Meiji

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1920: item #513578
2B-766

This fine quality Japanese Nabeshima sometsuke (blue and white porcelain) deep dish is beautifully decorated in shades of soft underglaze blue with a design of dandelions and leaves set off to one side on a pure white ground. Meiji period (1868-1912). The underside rim with three formal sprays of extended peony and the high foot rim with serrated blue comb are characteristic of Nabeshima ware. Nabeshima porcelain was made at Okawachi, north of Arita, and was named after the prince who founded th... Click for details

Ko Imari Blue and White Covered Bowl Shippo Dsn 19c

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1837 VR: item #507722
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The size of Covered Bowl: 4 1/4" Dia x 3 1/8" High. Japanese Ko Imari Sometsuke Porcelain Covered Bowl. Bowl and cover has the design of Shippo connecting and double line with dot design. It is unusal covered bowl. I have seen this dot design before as the water drop design. They are all handpainted carefully painted. Each design has three windows. Inside has design on the rim area as well as in the center. It is marked. The condiiton of covered bowl is excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairli... Click for details

Unusual Ko Imari Plate Shell Shape Mid 18c

Japanese: Ceramics: Porcelain Pre 1800: item #507617
021649

The size of Plate: 8 1/2" Dia x 1 1/8" High. Very unusual shape Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Plate. The plate has the shape of shell which the center of shell placed in the lower area. It is very nicely formed. Good quality porcelain as well as good glazing. It has the design of bamboo and plum tree design done in blue underglazing on bamboo. Backside has douoble line Karakusa design in blue underglazing. It ias marked Tai Min Seika Nensei. The condition of plate excellent, no chip, no crack and ... Click for details