Satsuma ware is a type of pottery that originated in the Satsuma province of Japan, which is now known as Kagoshima prefecture. Satsuma ware is known for its distinctive designs, which often feature intricate patterns and detailed images.

The history of Satsuma ware dates back to the late 16th century, when the first kilns were established in the region. At that time, Satsuma ware was mostly produced for local use, and the designs were simple and utilitarian. However, in the late 17th century, the Satsuma domain was ruled by the Shimazu family, who encouraged the production of high-quality ceramics as a way to boost the local economy.

Under the Shimazu family's patronage, Satsuma ware began to evolve into a more refined art form. The potters began to experiment with new techniques and designs, and the kilns produced a range of ceramics, from tea bowls and sake cups to more...

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A Japanese studio celadon vase, 20th century, of globular form,…

Japanese Celadon Vase with Abstract Decoration

A Japanese studio celadon vase, 20th century, of globular form, with combed abstract decoration to the side, signed to base, 16.5 cm high, 21 cm diameter

A Japanese Kyoyaki vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1880s,…

Kyoyaki Enamel Phoenix Vase, Meiji Period

A Japanese Kyoyaki vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1880s, the vase of squat baluster form with two ears at opposing sides of the neck, with piped slip decoration all over in the Chinese Fahua style, decorated with a phoenix in flight surrounded by…

Satsuma two panel vessel having two fan handles, one windown…

Satsuma Vessel with Student Geisha and Bamboo Design

Satsuma two panel vessel having two fan handles, one windown painted with student geisha, the other panel with bamboo & chrysanthemum over a blue & gilt ground, all standing on three feet. Stamped with a three signature panel to the base, with a later…

Satsuma miniature cylinder vase painted with fine detail &…

Satsuma Miniature Cylinder Vase with Fine Detail

Satsuma miniature cylinder vase painted with fine detail & having three various panels, standing of three feet. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 5.9 cm

Satsuma conical shaped pair of vases both with two panels…

Satsuma Bijin Vases on Stands

Satsuma conical shaped pair of vases both with two panels decorated with Bijin, signed to the base, on carved timber stands. Condition fair to poor, restoration to both pieces. Height not including stands 12.7 cm

A large Japanese hand-painted bottle vase, 20th century. 40 cm…

Japanese Hand-Painted Vase, 20th Century (40cm)

A large Japanese hand-painted bottle vase, 20th century. 40 cm high

A fine Satsuma vase of cylindrical form, deep orange ground…

Satsuma Vases with Figures and Landscape Panels

A fine Satsuma vase of cylindrical form, deep orange ground with gilt, painted with panels of figures and landscape. Together with a Satsuma vase of hexagonal form, painted with noblemen, and another a Satsuma vase of baluster form, each with some damage.…

A bronzed pottery figure of a Japanese lady wearing a cloak.…

Bronzed Japanese Lady with Cloak on Square Base

A bronzed pottery figure of a Japanese lady wearing a cloak. Resting on a square base

A pair of Japanese stoneware faux timber hanging planters. 16…

Japanese Stoneware Hanging Planters with Faux Timber Design

A pair of Japanese stoneware faux timber hanging planters. 16 cm high

A Japanese vase, with maker's mark to the base underside.…

Japanese Vase with Maker's Mark

A Japanese vase, with maker's mark to the base underside. Height 155 mm, diameter 110 mm

Japanese studio Pottery, slab vase attributed to Kawai Kanjiro,…

Japanese Pottery Slab Vase by Kawai Kanjiro

Japanese studio Pottery, slab vase attributed to Kawai Kanjiro, stoneware decorated with green and brown gestural design over a tenmoku background, height 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection

19th century milk glass mantel vase with fine Japanese…

Japanese Decorated Milk Glass Mantel Vase

19th century milk glass mantel vase with fine Japanese decoration

Japanese vase, signed to the base

Signed Japanese Vase

Japanese vase, signed to the base

Japanese Satsuma pail shaped vase, height 39 cm

Japanese Satsuma Pail Vase (39cm)

Japanese Satsuma pail shaped vase, height 39 cm

A Japanese stoneware figure of the god Hotai San, circa 1920,…

Japanese Stoneware Hotai San Figure, 1920, 30cm

A Japanese stoneware figure of the god Hotai San, circa 1920, 30 cm high

Antique Japanese export vase, converted into a lamp

Japanese Export Vase Lamp

Antique Japanese export vase, converted into a lamp

A Satsuma garniture of incense burner and cover and two smaller…

Satsuma Incense Burner Garniture with Two Smaller Pieces

A Satsuma garniture of incense burner and cover and two smaller (one without cover)

A Japanese Imari porcelain and silver mounted jug with European…

18th Century Imari Porcelain and Silver Mounted Jug

A Japanese Imari porcelain and silver mounted jug with European hinged mounts, 18th century. 18 cm

A Japanese Sumida Gawa jug, the front decorated with a man in…

Japanese Sumida Gawa Drummer Jug

A Japanese Sumida Gawa jug, the front decorated with a man in relief playing a drum, in traditional green, black, blue colourway, lid missing, signature plaque to back. 7 x 17.5 cm

Satsuma vase, Japanese Meiji period porcelain cylindrical vase…

Meiji Satsuma Porcelain Vase with Samurai and Geisha Scenes

Satsuma vase, Japanese Meiji period porcelain cylindrical vase with hand painted scenes depicting samurais and geishas with extensive gilding, marked to base (repair to rim), height 18.5 cm

Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, 22 cm high approx.

Sumida Gawa Japanese Vase, 22cm

Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, 22 cm high approx.

Large antique Satsuma vase, 47 cm high

Antique Satsuma Vase - 47 cm High

Large antique Satsuma vase, 47 cm high

Japanese Satsuma vase with bird and floral decoration, stamped…

Satsuma Bird and Floral Vase

Japanese Satsuma vase with bird and floral decoration, stamped to base, height 20 cm approx

Japanese porcelain vase, decorated with bamboo, 18.5 cm high…

Bamboo Decorated Japanese Porcelain Vase (18.5 cm)

Japanese porcelain vase, decorated with bamboo, 18.5 cm high approx

Japanese Satsuma Hotei with Moriage decoration

Moriage Satsuma Hotei Figurine

Japanese Satsuma Hotei with Moriage decoration

Antique Japanese Satsuma 2 piece buckle & a brooch all pieces…

Japanese Satsuma Floral Bird Buckle and Brooch Set

Antique Japanese Satsuma 2 piece buckle & a brooch all pieces round in shape with traditional floral and bird decoration

A Japanese Iga ware vase, decorated with two boys playing to…

Iga Ware Vase with Boys Playing and Boat Decoration

A Japanese Iga ware vase, decorated with two boys playing to the front, boat to the back, handle to each shoulder, height 24 cm.

Pair Japanese Satsuma vases each with bird and blossom…

Pair of Satsuma Bird and Blossom Vases

Pair Japanese Satsuma vases each with bird and blossom decoration, red character mark to bases, height 13 cm, each.

A pair of Satsuma vases, baluster shaped body decorated with a…

Satsuma Vases with Mountain Village and Bamboo Design

A pair of Satsuma vases, baluster shaped body decorated with a village among the mountains and giant bamboo to the reverse. Height 19.7 cm

A Japanese blue & white sectional dish; square. Height 25 cm

Japanese Blue & White Square Sectional Dish (9 words)

A Japanese blue & white sectional dish; square. Height 25 cm

Early Japanese Satsuma blue vase. Scenes of figures in a…

Satsuma Blue Vase with Figures and Birds

Early Japanese Satsuma blue vase. Scenes of figures in a landscape, & birds & blossoms. Some wear to the gilt. Includes plinth. Height 15.5 cm (vase)

6 Noritake harlequin trios. Zebra print design

Zebra Trio Set by Noritake Harlequin

6 Noritake harlequin trios. Zebra print design

Japanese Satsuma pottery vase. 25 cm high

Satsuma Pottery Vase - Japanese Craftsmanship at Its Finest

Japanese Satsuma pottery vase. 25 cm high

Two Satsuma vases, one squat formed, tallest 13 cm high (2)

Pair of Satsuma Vases, Tallest 13 cm (2)

Two Satsuma vases, one squat formed, tallest 13 cm high (2)

A large Japanese Arita blue and white dish, 19th century,…

Arita Blue and White Kraak Style Dish

A large Japanese Arita blue and white dish, 19th century, decorated in Kraak style with long tailed birds amongst peony, surrounded by panels with other flowers and auspicious symbols, diameter 31 cm

Japanese Jun glazed hibachi. Diameter 32 cm

Japanese Jun Glazed Hibachi - 32 cm Diameter

Japanese Jun glazed hibachi. Diameter 32 cm

A Japanese ivory netsuke of a Foo dog. Taisho period, 1920s,…

Taisho Ivory Foo Dog Netsuke

A Japanese ivory netsuke of a Foo dog. Taisho period, 1920s, the carved ivory netsuke of an archaic Chinese dog of Foo seated with his huge tail fanned out across his back, unsigned. Width 4.5 cm

Two Lladro porcelain figurines. Young Japanese girls in kimono.…

Japanese Kimono Girls Figurines

Two Lladro porcelain figurines. Young Japanese girls in kimono. Height 20 cm tallest

A Japanese Fukagawa mount Fuji vase, Taisho (1912-1926) to…

Fukagawa Mount Fuji Vase: Taisho-Showa Era, Cobalt Decoration

A Japanese Fukagawa mount Fuji vase, Taisho (1912-1926) to early Showa the ovoid vase decorated in underglaze pigments with Mt. Fuji upon a cobalt ground, bearing the pre-war mount Fuji and stream mark in underglaze blue to the underside, height 15.5 cm

Japanese studio Pottery, small slab vase attributed to Kawai…

Kawai Takeichi Stoneware Slab Vase with Floral Medallions

Japanese studio Pottery, small slab vase attributed to Kawai Takeichi, stoneware with cream, blue and brown glazes, painted with stylised floral medallions, height 15 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Japanese tenmoku globular ribbed vase, with indented side,…

Japanese Tenmoku Ribbed Vase, Signed, 21.5 cm

Japanese tenmoku globular ribbed vase, with indented side, signed. Height 21.5 cm. Provenance: collection of John & Marguerite Scott.

Small Japanese porcelain vase, with splashed copper red glaze,…

Japanese Copper Red Porcelain Vase, Signed

Small Japanese porcelain vase, with splashed copper red glaze, signed. Height 16 cm. Provenance: collection of John & Marguerite Scott

A Japanese Satsuma double gourd table lamp featuring birds and…

Japanese Satsuma Double Gourd Table Lamp with Birds and Flowers

A Japanese Satsuma double gourd table lamp featuring birds and flowers on a crackle glazed ground, height 52 cm Pass tag from electrical tester dated 29/06/2022 on lead

A Japanese Meiji period Imari geisha lady figure and a later…

Meiji Geisha Lady Figures - Pair

A Japanese Meiji period Imari geisha lady figure and a later example, height 24 cm and 26 cm Meiji lady on the right seated

Satsuma cherry blossom squat vase by Koshida on a cobalt ground,…

Satsuma Cherry Blossom Vase with Gilt Highlights

Satsuma cherry blossom squat vase by Koshida on a cobalt ground, with an ivory coloured central band, painted with gilt highlights. Signed to the base. Condition good, expected crazing. Height 12 cm

Satsuma Autumn landscape vase by Koshida on a cobalt ground,…

Koshida Satsuma Autumn Landscape Vase

Satsuma Autumn landscape vase by Koshida on a cobalt ground, with an ivory coloured central band, painted with gilt highlights. Signed to the base. Condition good, expected crazing. Height 18.2 cm

Satsuma fan shaped plaque painted with a lakeside village scene.…

Lakeside Village Satsuma Fan-Shaped Plaque

Satsuma fan shaped plaque painted with a lakeside village scene. Condition good, minor age related wear. Length 12 cm

Satsuma blue ground dish decorated with geisha within a flower…

Satsuma Geisha Dish with Floral Patterns

Satsuma blue ground dish decorated with geisha within a flower shaped panel & with gilded floral patterns. Signature panel to the base. Condition good to fair, some wear to the paint work. Diameter 15.4 cm

Japanese quality Satsuma lidded vase (finial A/F)

Satsuma vase with damaged finial

Japanese quality Satsuma lidded vase (finial A/F)

Set of Japanese Imari graduated fish dishes with Koransha mark…

Japanese Imari Fish Dishes with Koransha Mark

Set of Japanese Imari graduated fish dishes with Koransha mark (smallest A/F)

Pair of Japanese Sumida Guwa pottery vases depicting playing…

Sumida Guwa Playing Children Vases

Pair of Japanese Sumida Guwa pottery vases depicting playing children

Large Japanese Imari vase, as inspected, 36 cm high approx.

Japanese Imari Vase, 36 cm High

Large Japanese Imari vase, as inspected, 36 cm high approx.

Large Noritake vase decorated with yellow blooms

Yellow Bloom Noritake Vase

Large Noritake vase decorated with yellow blooms

Japanese Satsuma lidded box with karma sutra style image to…

Satsuma Karma Sutra Lidded Box

Japanese Satsuma lidded box with karma sutra style image to inner lid

Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with house and landscape

Satsuma House and Landscape Vase

Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with house and landscape

Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with geisha and butterflies

Geisha and Butterfly Satsuma Vase

Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with geisha and butterflies

John Sweden, stoneware dish, japanese inspired wax resist…

Japanese-inspired Stoneware Dish by John Sweden

John Sweden, stoneware dish, japanese inspired wax resist decoration, ash glaze over tenmoku, incised marks and dated '86, diameter 40 cm. Provenance: Beverley Luxton collection

Pair of antique Japanese Satsuma vases 38 cm high approx

Antique Japanese Satsuma Vases (38 cm)

Pair of antique Japanese Satsuma vases 38 cm high approx

Japanese pierced gallery underglazed blue square vase. 11 cm…

Japanese Blue Square Pierced Vase

Japanese pierced gallery underglazed blue square vase. 11 cm high

Satsuma Japan lidded vase blossom decoration, character mark to…

Satsuma Blossom Lidded Vase (16 cm) with Character Mark

Satsuma Japan lidded vase blossom decoration, character mark to base, height 16 cm

Japanese ceramic electric table lamp hand painted traditional…

Hand-painted Japanese Ceramic Table Lamp, 32cm Height

Japanese ceramic electric table lamp hand painted traditional decoration, shade unavailable, height 32 cm

Pair Japanese Noritake twin handled vases painted floral & gilt…

Noritake Floral & Gilt Twin Handled Vases (1920s)

Pair Japanese Noritake twin handled vases painted floral & gilt decoration, c.1920s, 29.5 cm high approx.

Antique Japanese large ceramic vase hand painted cobalt blue…

Japanese Ceramic Vase with Floral Decoration and Wood Stand

Antique Japanese large ceramic vase hand painted cobalt blue and iron red floral decoration, on wood stand, restoration to base, height 33 cm approx.

Two large Japanese Satsuma lidded pots with lion dog handles &…

Japanese Satsuma Lion Dog Handled Lidded Pots on Tripod Base

Two large Japanese Satsuma lidded pots with lion dog handles & finials on a tripod base, 35 cm high approx., damage to inner rim of one

Pair of Japanese Satsuma vases with figural panels on a dark…

Japanese Satsuma Figural Vases on Blue Ground

Pair of Japanese Satsuma vases with figural panels on a dark blue ground, signed base, 12 cm high

A pair of c.1900 Japanese Imari specimen vases, spherical…

Imari Specimen Vases on Wood Stands

A pair of c.1900 Japanese Imari specimen vases, spherical ribbed bodies, traditional painted decoration, raised on wood stands, various. Vase height 30.5 cm

A Satsuma double handled vase, signed. Height 31 cm (Af)

Signed Satsuma Double Handled Vase (31 cm)

A Satsuma double handled vase, signed. Height 31 cm (Af)

Satsuma Meiji period vase. Painted in a continuous scene with…

Satsuma Meiji period vase. Painted in a continuous scene with bijin beside a river with Mt Fiji in the background. 26 cm height

Two similar Japanese porcelain Jubakos, including three section;…

Japanese Porcelain Jubakos with Blue & White Decoration

Two similar Japanese porcelain Jubakos, including three section; and four sections. Blue & white pictorial decoration. Height 22 cm. & 27 cm

A pair of Japanese Arita ware vases, circa 1900, ovoid shaped…

Japanese Arita Ware Vases with Hand-Painted Florals and Figures

A pair of Japanese Arita ware vases, circa 1900, ovoid shaped rising to slender necks with wide flared and frilled rims, and hand painted florals and insects in an autumnal palette and with traditionally attired figures in reserves; painted marks…

A Japanese Sumida Gawa jug, triangular form, the front…

Sumida Gawa Triangular Jug with Climbing Boy Decoration

A Japanese Sumida Gawa jug, triangular form, the front decorated with a young boy climbing after a young man, the back with scrolling decorative forms in traditional red, green, black and blue colourway, signature plaque to back. 10 x 21 cm

Japanese pottery vase, of abstract bottle form, impressed mark…

Impressed Mark Japanese Pottery Vase

Japanese pottery vase, of abstract bottle form, impressed mark to base, 21 cm high

Pair of antique Satsuma pottery flared rim vases, approx 16 cm…

Antique Satsuma Pottery Vases (Pair)

Pair of antique Satsuma pottery flared rim vases, approx 16 cm high (2)

Satsuma Japanese ceramic cup and saucer, Meiji period, (2…

Meiji Satsuma Cup and Saucer with Kinkozan Mark

Satsuma Japanese ceramic cup and saucer, Meiji period, (2 items), impressed Kinkozan mark, the saucer 10.5 cm diameter

Satsuma Japanese earthenware teacup and saucer decorated with…

Satsuma Teacup and Saucer with Processional Figures

Satsuma Japanese earthenware teacup and saucer decorated with processional figures, the saucer 11.5 cm diameter

Satsuma Japanese mantel vase with flying ducks, circa 1900,…

Satsuma Flying Ducks Mantel Vase, 1900, 22cm

Satsuma Japanese mantel vase with flying ducks, circa 1900, four character mark, 22 cm high

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, Meiji period, 19th century, 11.…

Meiji Arita ware dishes, 19th century, Japan

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, Meiji period, 19th century, 11.5 cm diameter

A pair of Japanese porcelain cups, Edo period, late 18th, early…

Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Cups

A pair of Japanese porcelain cups, Edo period, late 18th, early 19th century, 5.5 cm high, 6.5 cm diameter

A Satsuma circular jewel box, circa 1930s, 9 cm high, 16 cm…

Satsuma Jewel Box, 1930s

A Satsuma circular jewel box, circa 1930s, 9 cm high, 16 cm diameter

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, 18th/19th century, 15.5 cm…

Japanese Arita Ware Dishes - 18th/19th Century

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, 18th/19th century, 15.5 cm diameter,

Good Japanese porcelain box and cover, of egg form, decorated…

Japanese Porcelain Egg-Shaped Box with Landscape and Floral Decoration

Good Japanese porcelain box and cover, of egg form, decorated with panels of landscapes in grey and black, surrounded by a rich ground of flowers in orange, blue and green, signed verso, length 19 cm

A Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with two figural scenes and…

Japanese Satsuma Vase with Figural and Floral Scenes

A Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with two figural scenes and two floral scenes. C. 1920s, height 39.2 cm

Large circa 19th Japanese turquoise glazed vase baluster shape…

Turquoise Japanese Vase with Copper Collar, 68cm High

Large circa 19th Japanese turquoise glazed vase baluster shape with later copper collar, 68 cm high

Mashiko Pottery, large slab vase, stoneware with green gestural…

Green Gestural Stoneware Vase from Mashiko Pottery

Mashiko Pottery, large slab vase, stoneware with green gestural decoration on a kaki glaze, unidentified potter's mark to the base, width 27 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Two ivory figural Netsukes, early to mid 20th century, a signed…

Ivory Netsuke Figurines: Boy with Basket and Buddha with Child

Two ivory figural Netsukes, early to mid 20th century, a signed Japanese netsuke of a seated boy with a basket, as found, and a Chinese netsuke of a seated Buddha with a child attendant, height 4.5 cm, and smaller

A large single export Satsuma vase, early 20th century, Meiji…

Moriage Satsuma Vase with Three Sages and Shimazu Crest

A large single export Satsuma vase, early 20th century, Meiji to Taisho period, a moriage enamel vase in a dark palette featuring three sages against a scenic village background, a honeycomb border to the neck with shimazu crest, bright gilded highlights…

Petite Satsuma vase, with waisted neck and ovoid body,…

Gilt Satsuma Vase with Figures and Flowers

Petite Satsuma vase, with waisted neck and ovoid body, decorated with figures and flowers, in gilt, height 15 cm

Tall Japanese pale blue celadon glazed vase, with a waisted…

Fukugawa Pale Blue Celadon Heron Vase

Tall Japanese pale blue celadon glazed vase, with a waisted neck above an ovoid body, decorated with nine herons in relief, signed Fukugawa to base, height 38 cm

Satsuma ovoid vase, with spreading lip, decorated with wheel…

Satsuma vase with wheel house and wisteria decoration

Satsuma ovoid vase, with spreading lip, decorated with wheel house and wisteria, seal mark to base, height 6 cm

Pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, each 39 cm high (2)

Japanese Satsuma Vases - Pair

Pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, each 39 cm high (2)

Japanese Imari porcelain jardiniere, of baluster form,…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Jardiniere with Floral Decoration

Japanese Imari porcelain jardiniere, of baluster form, decorated with flowers and foliage, on stand, seal mark to base

Japanese Satsuma vase, in the form of a water bucket, decorated…

Satsuma Bird and Flower Vase

Japanese Satsuma vase, in the form of a water bucket, decorated with birds amongst flowers in tones of pink and green, marks to base, height 18 cm

Pair of Petit Satsuma vases, of hexagonal form, decorated with…

Satsuma Hexagonal Vases with Mountain and Bird Motifs

Pair of Petit Satsuma vases, of hexagonal form, decorated with mountains, birds and flowers, in tones of green, orange, purple, and blue on a cream ground and accented with gilt, signed to base, height 12 cm (2)

A Japanese Indigo blue cotton Kimono, circa 1960, the ankle…

Ikat Japanese Indigo Kimono, 1960

A Japanese Indigo blue cotton Kimono, circa 1960, the ankle length robe is made in the ikat tradition

Japanese ovoid shaped stoneware Hibachi, mid 20th century,…

Mid-century Japanese Celadon Hibachi with Gourd Motif

Japanese ovoid shaped stoneware Hibachi, mid 20th century, celadon ground with underglaze blue decoration of double gourds each with a brocade pattern & tied with a cord. Height 25 cm

A Noritake blanc de chine figure of a Schnauzer and its puppy,…

Noritake Schnauzer and Puppy Blanc de Chine Figure

A Noritake blanc de chine figure of a Schnauzer and its puppy, 17 x 19 cm