Seto Ware Japanese ceramics

19th Century Japanese Seto Porcelain Tiger Flower Vase

19th century Japanese Seto porcelain flower vase height 32 cm. Boldly painted with a tiger in a landscape with flowers and palms. Not marked. Height 32 cm

Edo Period Seto Double-Gourd Tea Caddy with Iron Glaze

A Japanese Seto Double-Gourd-Form tea caddy, Chaire, Edo period (1603-1868), 18th century, in the shape of a double-gourd, half covered in a caramel-brown iron glaze with a drip down the front, together with gold-brocade grey silk shifuku and early wooden…

Edo Period Seto Tea Storage Jar

A Japanese Seto tea storage jar, 'Cha-Tsubo'; Edo period (1603-1868), circa 17th/18th century; of ovoid form decorated with incised horizontal lines around the shoulder and iron glazed vertical drips from the neck down the body, the whole with an aged…

Seto Blue and White Phoenix Double Gourd Vase

A Japanese Seto blue and white double gourd vase, Kawamoto Masukichi I (1831-1907), decorated in underglaze blue with a design of two phoenixes amongst scrolling tendrils and paulownia blossom. Signed to the base 'Dai Nihon Seto Kawamoto Masukichi Sei'.…

Seto Studio Vase by Kawamoto Rekitei, 1940s

A Japanese Seto studio vase, by Kawamoto Rekitei (1894-1975), circa 1940S, decorated with blue and slip work, with bamboo and kirimon, signed to base, together with its tomobako, 22 cm high, 18 cm diameter.

Edo Period Iron-Black Seto Vase with Lacquered Box

A Japanese Iron-Black Seto vase, Edo period (1603-1868), of elegant pear-form with long and narrow neck, covered in a black iron glaze with flecks or russet throughout. Together with a black lacquered Japanese wooden box. 18.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter

Kanzan Denshichi's Egret Porcelain Vase

A Japanese porcelain vase, by Kanzan Denshichi (1821-1890), of squat ovoid form with underglaze pink design of egrets, their beaks and eyes in overglaze green. Signed Kato Kanzan. Further information: Denshichi Kanzan was born in 1821 in the…

Seto Ware Tea Bowl, White and Brick Red

Japanese Seto ware tea bowl, of cylindrical form, in tones of white and brick red, on a circular foot, diameter 12.5 cm

Kowa Seto Ceramic Standing Woman Figure

Japanese Kowa Seto ceramic standing woman figure depicting woman in period dress holding a fan, marked to base, height 21 cm.

Seto Studio Vase by Kawamoto Masukichi, Meiji Period

A Japanese Seto studio vase by Kawamoto Masukichi, Meiji period (1868-1912), of baluster form, decorated in enamels and gilding with a quail amongst millet and other flowers, inscribed to the side with the painters signature, with a seven character mark…

Japanese Seto Porcelain Vase with Fan Palm Decoration

A large Japanese Seto studio porcelain vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), the rouleau form vase with assymetrical decoration of fan palms in underglaze blue to one side of the vase, with attractive use of negative space. 38.5 cm high, 18 cm diameter.…

Seto Kawamoto Studio Vase with Seven Sages Decoration

A Japanese Seto Kawamoto studio vase, Kawamoto Masukichi I (1831-1907), Meiji period, circa 1880-1900, the porcelain vase of cylindrical bamboo sectional form, decorated with the seven sages of the bamboo Grove in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and…

Seto Kato Gosuke Blue and White Phoenix Vase

A Japanese Seto Kato Gosuke blue and white vase, Kato Gosuke IV (1839-1905), Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19th century, moulded porcelain in the form of a ribbed gourd above three feet, decorated all over with phoenix interspersed with chrysanthemum and…