Japanese Arita porcelain - price guide and values

Arita V.O.C. Plate with Phoenix and Flowers

A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain V.O.C. Plate, 17th century, circa 1680, a Museum quality underglaze dish with Voc (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnic - Dutch East India Company) insignia surrounded by long tail phoenix (ho-ho) birds, persimmons…

Arita Blue and White Vases with London Trade Label

A rare garniture of three Arita blue and white lidded vases, Japanese,17th century bears trade label for Woods Wilson Ltd, London., 48 cm, high

Monumental Arita Porcelain Phoenix Vases

Pair of monumental Japanese Arita porcelain vases, of octagonal shape, painted with phoenixes amongst blossoming foliage in underglaze blue, lacking lids and one with two firing cracks secured stapled repairs (2), height 57 cm. Provenance: The Estate of…

Arita Charger with Kangxi Style Pavilions

Japanese large blue and white export ware Arita charger, Edo period, 18th/19th century, decorated with pavilions in a river setting, in the style of the Kangxi period, four pontil scars to base, diameter 59 cm

Meiji Period Arita Floor Vase with Elaborate Decoration

A monumental antique Arita floor vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a baluster vase with a cushioned neck rim and a fluted trumpet rim, profusely decorated with pairs of shaped cloud and quatrefoil reserves populated with bird and landscape scenes upon a…

Arita Kraak-style Dish with Floriate Motif

Japanese Arita ware dish, 18th/19th century, decorated in the kraak style with the central floriate motif, the rim radiating eight panels alternating with camellia, peony and auspicious symbols, 39.5 cm diameter

Arita Blue and White Dishes with Kakiemon-style Design

A pair of Kakiemon-style Arita blue and white dishes, early Edo, circa 1680. Each foliate-rimmed designed with two figures in a boat and a distant pagoda, bordered by a finely moulded section of breaking waves, iron-dressed rims, 22 cm & 21.8 cm diameters…

Japanese Edo Arita Kinrande Ko Imari Covered Vase

A Japanese Edo Arita Kinrande Ko Imari covered vase, Genroku period (1688-1704), the baluster form porcelain vase with original domed cover surmounted by a shishi finial, covered with decoration in underglaze blue, iron red and gilding, the lower register…

A large antique gilt bronze-mounted Arita porcelain jar, 18th century, the French mounts 19th century, the jar ovoid with a short neck and lightly-lobed body, decorated in the Imari palette with flowering plants, mounted with a pierced gilt bronze crown…

Large Arita Vase with Blue and White Decoration

A very large floor standing Japanese Arita vase, overall blue and white decoration, of two sections with fluted top, some professional repair. The ovoid base with gilded eagle and selected highlights. Height 173 cm. Provenance: Reputedly ex. the…

Japanese Arita Charger with Dutch East India Company Monogram

A Japanese Arita ware monogrammed charger, possibly late Edo period (mid 19th century), in typical underglaze blue and white, with a central Dutch East India Company monogram encircled by a floral, fruit and bird motif, the cavetto and rim with panels of…

Edo Kakiemon Style Flower Bowl

A Japanese Kakiemon style bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1690, decorated asymmetrically with a spray of flowers to one side emerging from a paper origami in early Kakiemon colours of red, blue, yellow, turquoise and black, the rim dressed with 'Fuchi…

Arita Porcelain Planter with Robin and Cherry Blossom Motif

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), the rim and base decorated with floral bands, sides hand painted with robins sitting on cherry blossom branches, accented in green and pink, height 35.5 cm diameter 53.5 cm. Provenance:…

Octagonal Kakiemon-style Arita bowls, 17-18th century

A rare pair of octagonal Kakiemon-style Arita bowls, early Edo, 17-18 th century. Each panel decorated with a floral design in enamels, iron-red and cobalt blue, iron-brown rims, 'fuku' seal marks to base, 7 cm x 10 cm (variable). Provenance: R & V…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Underglaze Blue Decoration

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Van Frijtom' dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1710, of barbed floriate form, finely decorated in underglaze blue with figures, pagoda and fishing boats within a lakeside landscape, the rim dressed with iron enamel 'Fuchi beni'…

Large Japanese Arita Koro with Guardian Lions, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Arita Koro, Meiji period (1868-1912), the exceptionally large censer with a high pierced foot, twin handles and a pierced cover surmounted by two playing guardian lions, the whole decorated in polychrome enamels, with two shaped reserves…

Rare Edo-era Kakiemon-style miniature Arita bowls

A very rare miniature pair of octagonal Kakiemon-style Arita bowls, early Edo, 17-18 th century. Each one with floral motifs in very delicate enamels and gilt, a stylised band around the inner rim in kossu blue enamel and iron-red, 4.7 cm x 7.3 cm…

17th Century Japanese Imari Plate with Kintsugi Repair

A Japanese Arita Shoki Imari plate, early 17th century, finely painted in underglaze blue with curved foot and broad shallow rim, diameter 28.5 cm diameter. Kintsugi gold repair to rim chip

Japanese Arita Ware Charger with Mythological Creatures

Large Japanese Arita ware charger, of shallow circular form, the interior decorated with reserves of cranes, flowers and mythological creatures, accented with blue floral borders, the exterior decorated with lotus and foliate scrolls in blue on a white…

Meiji Arita Porcelain Planter with Shishi Dogs

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), rim and base decorated with floral bands, the sides with shishi dogs playing with balls, accents in unglazed iron oxide and sgraffito, height 34.5 cm diameter 55 cm. Provenance: Private…

Kakiemon-style Arita Bulldog Porcelain, 19th Century

Japanese rare Kakiemon style Arita porcelain model of a bulldog, 19th century, modelled as seated on its hind legs, his back decorated with floral design in the Kakiemon palette. Length 19 cm. Provenance: Gary Winther Collection

Meiji Period Imari Style Baluster Vases with Gilt Highlights

A pair of Imari style or Arita ware lidded baluster vases, with dry iron red enamel decoration and gilt highlights on a heavy underglaze blue and white porcelain. Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) circa 1890. 18 x 3.5 cm

Arita Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Exotic Birds

Large Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain vase, early 20th century, of baluster form, decorated with exotic birds amongst foliage and blossoming flowers, height 63.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Neville Grace, Sydney

Arita Edo Period Tea Caddy with Landscape and Cricket

A rare Japanese Arita tea caddy (Chaire) and cover, Edo period (1603-1868), the quatrefoil jar freely painted in cobalt blue, green enamel and iron-red, the opposing sides with geometric striped bands, the other two each with a landscape, one with a…

Arita Porcelain Planter with Cranes & Florals

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), the rim and base decorated with floral bands, sides hand painted with cranes in a coastal scene, accented in black manganese oxide, height 35.5 cm diameter 53.5 cm. Provenance: Private…

Arita Ware Imari Ship Bowl, Edo Period

A rare Japanese Arita Ware Imari ship bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 18th century, decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with a group of ships with large characters on the sails sailing in wavy water, the outside of the bowl decorated with…

Arita Blue and White Kraak Style Dish

A large Japanese Arita blue and white dish, Edo period, decorated in Kraak style, the centre with pomegranate and peony sprays issuing from a vase, the rim with alternating panels of peony, pomegranate, kiku and other flowers, diameter 42 cm

Arita Charger Imitating Ming Chenghua

Unusual early 19th century Japanese Arita porcelain charger, imitating Ming Chenghua, of circular form, with sloping sides, richly decorated with flower head and ferns, in gilt and red, on a teal coloured ground, six character mark to base, diameter 33.5…

Arita Celadon Hotei Figure, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Arita celadon figure of Hotei, Meiji period (1868-1912), the large figure sculpted in porcelain, with carved and incised detailing, covered with an even 'Kinuta' hued celadon glaze, the unglazed base burnt red in the firing., 34 cm high,…

19th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger

Good 19th century Japanese Arita porcelain charger of circular form, decorated with central mon, surrounded by other mons and symbols on a fine radiating lattice ground, surrounded by interlocking circles, in rich tones of orange and gilt, character marks…

Japanese Kraak-style Blue and White Dish, Edo Period

A large Japanese Arita blue and white dish, Edo period, decorated in Kraak style with pomegranate and finger citron branches to the centre surrounded by panels of peonies and auspicious symbols, diameter 42 cm

Meiji Era Blue and White Porcelain Wave Box

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white porcelain box with wave decoration, Meiji period, early 20thc century, 10 cm high, 19 cm wide

Arita Floral Dishes, Edo Period

A pair of Arita foliate-rimmed dishes, Edo period, probably late 18 th century. Each one with floral motifs, gilt rim, Fuku mark, 23.8 cm. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980s

Meiji Arita Porcelain Jardiniere with Iris Decoration

Japanese Arita porcelain jardiniere, Meiji period (1868-1912), rectangular shape, blue transfer decoration of irises in a pond, footed, height 12.5 cm width 37.5 cm depth 26 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Kraak-style Blue & White Plates from Kyoto (or Kyoto Kraak Plates)

A set of sixteen Arita Kraak style blue & white plates, each decorated with traditional kraak patterns, 24 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt

Japanese Koransha Bowl and Arita Charger, Meiji Period

A Japanese Koransha bowl and an Arita charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1880-1900, the Fukagawa bowl with deeply lobed rim and moulded form, decorated with the Chinese immortal Qingao riding a carp to the interior, the lobes decorated with brocade…

Kakiemon Phoenix Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Kakiemon dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1675-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated with two phoenixes on rocks amongst flowers in overglaze early Kakiemon enamels (red, blue, turquoise and yellow) and underglaze blue, surrounded by warblers…

Arita Peony Bowl, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Arita blue and white bowl, Meiji period, painted to the centre with a peony spray, the rim with alternating scrolling lotus and blue wavy bands, diameter 33 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers, Meiji Period

Two large Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, Meiji period (1868-1912), cobalt blue underglaze decoration, one depicting floral sprays and the other a koi fish (2), diameter 43.5 cm (largest). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Arita Ware Blue and White Kendi with Landscape Scenes

A Japanese blue and white Arita Ware kendi, Edo period (1603-1868), 1670-1690, decorated with landscape scenes within shaped reserves separated by floral designs, the neck decorated with tulips. The de Voogd collection, 20 cm high, 16.5 cm wide

Edo Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl

A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain bowl, Edo Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the lobed sides decorated on the interior with pine and prunus, the base with six-character mark of Chenghua, 16.5 cm diameter

Arita Blue & White Porcelain Sometsuke Bowls, Set of Eight

Early 19th century Japanese Arita blue & white porcelain Sometsuke shallow bowls, Bunka-Bunsei period, set of eight, each bowl decorated with various panels, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original…

Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger, 54cm Diameter

A large old Japanese blue and white Arita porcelain circular charger. Diameter 54 cm

Arita Imari Sake Bottle with Cobalt Blue Flowers

Japanese Arita Imari sake bottle. Edo period bottle decorated in cobalt blue, enamel and gilt flowers. Height 22 cm

Edo Period Imari Ware Bowls with Shishi Decoration

A set of four Japanese Arita ware Imari bowls, Edo period (1603-1868), 18th century, decorated with crouching shishi and fan-shaped reserves, with two character marks to the base. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, each bowl 5 cm high, 15 cm diameter.…

17th Century Arita Dish with Blue Floral Design

A Japanese Arita dish, late 17th century, underglaze blue floral scene to interior, continuous sweet pea design to exterior, six character underglaze blue mark and ring to base, finely potted with gadrooned rim, 21 cm diameter

Japanese Kakiemon dish with crane and minogame design

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon blue and white crane and Minogame dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated to the interior with a minogame on an island with a crane flying overhead, with warabi karakusa design and four butterflies…

Japanese Kakiemon 'Shochikubai' Bowl, Edo Period

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Shochikubai' bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1710, decorated with a 'Gobenka' flower to the centre, and three shaped reserves containing the 'Three friends of Winter' against a hanakarakusa (scrolling flower) ground to the…

Rare Japanese Arita Blue and White Stencilled Dish

A rare Japanese Arita blue and white Stencilled dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, the lobed, rhomboid shaped dish decorated with an off-centre shaped reserve containing landscape decoration against a floral ground, the decoration applied by…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Inscription and Moulded Decoration

A Japanese inscribed Ai Kakiemon blue and white and moulded dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1750-1790, with a floriate form rim, and moulded decoration to the interior depicting two figures in a garden pavilion, and inscribed in Kanji with the first line…

Arita Ware Charger with Dragon and Rabbit Motifs

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white charger, late Edo period, circa 1750-1780, decorated with dragons and rabbits admist scrolling flowers to the cavetto, and scrolling peonies to the centre. Six character Chinese Wanli reign mark to underside of base,…

Meiji Period Japanese Dish with Iwanari Figures and Flowers

A large Japanese Meiji period dish with figures from Iwanari and flowers (Arita official kiln)(line on the bottom), height 8 cm, diameter 63 cm

Japanese Meiji Arita Charger with Birds and Butterflies

A large Japanese Meiji Arita blue and white charger, decorated with birds and butterflies in flight above flowering plants. Diameter 37.5 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers with Blue Landscapes and Motifs

Two Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, each circular charger with a scalloped rim, painted in shades of bright cobalt blue with landscapes, fruits, floral and geometric motifs (2), diameter 47.5 cm; 48.5 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers with Landscape Motifs

Near pair of Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, each circular charger painted in shades of bright cobalt blue with a central medallion depicting a landscape, six-character mark to underside, together with a Japanese blue and white porcelain charger…

Arita Porcelain Dish, Edo Period, 1700

Japanese Arita porcelain dish, Edo period (1603-1867), c. 1700, circular dish painted with a border of flowers and plants in underglaze blue, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Qld

Japanese Imari Shell Dishes, Edo Period

A pair of Japanese Arita Ko Imari Iroe Shell-Form dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), late 17th/Early 18th century, moulded in the form of abalone shells, with decoration in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding, depicting an underwater scene with…

Japanese Imari Charger, 17th Century

A Japanese Arita Ko Imari charger, Edo period (1603-1868), late 17th century, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilding, with vases with flowers to the centre, surrounded by shaped reserves to the cavetto with flowers against alternating blue and…

Arita Twin Handled Vase with Bird and Floral Motifs

Large Japanese Arita twin handled vase, with cylindrical neck, flanked by loop handles and ovoid body, decorated with swallows and quails amongst floral scene, raised on circular base, height 61 cm

Edo Period Arita Charger with Dragon and Peonies

A Japanese Arita blue and white and moulded charger, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 1780, with a barbed and lobed everted rim, the interior decorated with peonies emerging from rocks, the cavetto with moulded relief decoration of dragons chasing flaming…

18th Century Japanese Arita Landscape Dishes

A pair of Japanese Arita dishes, late 18th century, each with landscape scene and geometric border, well potted on straight foot with shaped rim, diameter 15 cm

Arita Porcelain Dragon Vase - 43cm Height

A Japanese Arita porcelain large vase, inverse ovoid form with a wide encircling band of five clawed dragons amongst scattered florals, lappet panelled borders, height 43 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Plates, Meiji Period, Mountain Scenes (3)

Three Japanese Arita square porcelain plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), with blue on white decoration of mountain scenes (3), 29 x 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Arita Charger with Red Crested Cranes and Phoenix Border

A porcelain Arita charger with a scalloped edge, impressed maker's mark, Japan, mid 20th century, the centre decorated with red crested cranes and pine trees issuing from rocks, a spliced border of roundels phoenix and floral motifs in blue, red, green,…

Imari Porcelain Plate with Arita Bowl, Meiji Period

A Japanese porcelain plate, with an Arita blue and white bowl, Meiji period 1868-1912, a finely painted pattern in the Imari palette on the large dish, diameter 28 cm and 19 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late June Fairall

Arita Porcelain Cat Model, 19th Century Japan

An Arita porcelain model of a cat, Japanese, 19th century. 7 cm high, 17 cm wide

Japanese Nabeshima and Arita Ruri dishes, 19th century

A Japanese Nabeshima dish and an Arita Ruri dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 19th century and 1770-1790, the Nabeshima dish of moulded chrysanthemum form decorated in underglaze blue with branches of flowering paulownia. The other dish covered in a ruri blue…

Arita Kinrande Dishes from Edo Period

Two Japanese Arita 'Kinrande' dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, comprising a fine enamelled and gilded dish decorated with pinks and chrysanthemums amongst rocks, and a lobed rim dish decorated with a hawk under a pine surrounded by a brocade…

Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' Blue and White Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' blue and white dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with a rippled rim, decorated in 'Kraak' style with a vase with flowers to the interior, and to the cavetto with a compartmentalised design of various flowers. Five spur…

Arita Porcelain Vase with Crane and Bamboo Design

Japanese Arita porcelain vase the ovoid vase hand painted with two cranes walking through a bamboo grove, 40 cm height

Arita Plate, Edo Period, Garden and Blossom Decoration

An antique Arita plate, Edo period, circa 1750, in underglaze blue and enamel decorated in an elegant iron red, green and gilt palette, depicting a fenced garden in the kakiemon manner, prunus, blossom decoration to the exterior, with concentric blue…

Japanese Arita Porcelain Fish Sauce Boats, Blue Decoration, 13cm

A pair of Japanese Arita porcelain fish sauce boats, both with blue underglaze painted decoration. Length 13 cm.

Arita Charger with Daimyo and Attendants, 1850

A Japanese Edo period oval Arita blue and white porcelain charger, with prunus and bamboo painted border around a scene of Daimyo with attendants, c. 1850, length 42 cm (faults)

Edo Period Blue and White Porcelain Dish

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white porcelain dish, late Edo period, early 19th century, the large dish with moulded barbed foliate rim, painted to the interior in blue and white with figures in a mountanious landscape. Pseudo Fuku mark to base, 29.2 cm…

Arita Charger with Figures, Flowers, and Mountains

A Japanese Arita charger, Edo-Meiji period, 19th century, the scallop edged charger with a lattice diaper pattern rim enclosing a bold arrangement of figures, flowers and foliage, spur marks underside, with mountains and castle imagery to the exterior,…

Floral Arita Porcelain Pig

Japanese Arita ware porcelain pig, depicted seated and decorated with floral motifs, in rich tones of red, blue and orange, four character mark to base, length 19 cm

Meiji Era Blue and White Japanese Charger

An antique Japanese Arita Ware blue and white charger with landscape scene, Meiji period, 40 cm diameter

Blue and White Arita Charger with Chinoiserie Bird Design

A large Arita ware charger, in typical blue and white tones, depicting a Chinoiserie design of birds amidst flowering prunus, peony and bamboo in a fenced garden setting, with patterns interspersed with insect and floral roundels to the rim. Height 8 cm…