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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Large 19th century Japanese Imari charger. Finely painted in…

19th Century Japanese Imari Charger with Children Studying

Large 19th century Japanese Imari charger. Finely painted in blue, on a white plate depicting scenes of children studying in an outdoor landscape, diameter 50 cm

Japanese Imari boat from serving plate, 34 cm long x 22 cm wide

Japanese Imari Boat Serving Plate (34x22cm)

Japanese Imari boat from serving plate, 34 cm long x 22 cm wide

Two similar Japanese Imari plates, each 22 cm diameter (2)

Pair of 22 cm Japanese Imari Plates

Two similar Japanese Imari plates, each 22 cm diameter (2)

Large enamelled Kutani style charger with scene of immmortals…

Enamelled Kutani Charger with Immortals in Nature

Large enamelled Kutani style charger with scene of immmortals in nature setting, 46.5 cm diameter

Japanese Meiji period Kutani plate and vase. The plate painted…

Japanese Meiji period Kutani plate and vase. The plate painted with arhats in a bamboo grove. The vase painted in panels with a bijin and attendant in an outdoor setting, the back panel with birds nesting in a flowering tree. Vase height 24 cm. Plate…

Large Japanese rectangular stoneware platter, with streaked…

Green Streaked Japanese Stoneware Platter - 65cm Length

Large Japanese rectangular stoneware platter, with streaked green glaze. Length 65 cm

A large boxed Japanese ceramic charger featuring central crane…

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A large boxed Japanese ceramic charger featuring central crane in flight, diameter 46 cm

A Japanese export ware Mickey mouse lustre tea set for six c.…

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Large Japanese Imari wall plate, decorated with 6 alternating…

Japanese Imari Wall Plate - Landscape and Foliate Design

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Japanese Imari pair of plates each painted with three panels…

Japanese Imari Bull Medallion Pair of Plates

Japanese Imari pair of plates each painted with three panels showing a bull with a central blue & white painted medallion. Condition good, age related wear, one small paint chip diameter 22 cm

A Japanese Imari plate, Edo Period, 18th century in underglaze…

Edo Imari Plate with Floral Vase (8 words)

A Japanese Imari plate, Edo Period, 18th century in underglaze blue, iron red and gilt with a central vase of flowers. 30 cm diameter

Large Japanese porcelain wall mounted charger, diameter 47 cm

Japanese Porcelain Wall Charger - 47cm Diameter

Large Japanese porcelain wall mounted charger, diameter 47 cm

Japanese Satsuma plate, bird pattern

Satsuma Bird Plate

Japanese Satsuma plate, bird pattern

Japanese Kutani plate, unusual mark to back

Unusual Marked Japanese Kutani Plate

Japanese Kutani plate, unusual mark to back

Pair of Japanese Kutani plates with stippled enamels, six…

Japanese Kutani Stippled Enamel Plates with Mark

Pair of Japanese Kutani plates with stippled enamels, six character mark to base

Two Japanese Imari cabinet plates, 30 cm diameter (largest)…

Japanese Imari Cabinet Plates (Set of 2)

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Japanese Mashiko pottery plate, gestural tenmoku and nuka glaze…

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Set five Japanese Imari pattern serving plates traditional…

Set of 5 Imari Pattern Serving Plates (18.5cm)

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Two various vintage Noritake serving bowls including small…

Noritake Floral and Tomato Serving Bowls Set

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Japanese Mashiko stoneware platter of square form. Diameter 35…

Mashiko Stoneware Platter, Jug & Bowl Set

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Large 19th century Japanese Imari charger. with finely hand…

19th Century Japanese Imari Charger with Bird & Flower Designs

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An Imari plate, a signed Satsuma vase, and a similar bowl,…

Imari Plate, Satsuma Vase, and Bowl Set

An Imari plate, a signed Satsuma vase, and a similar bowl, Meiji to Showa period, 19th century to 1930s, the lobed Imari plate with six reserves enclosing vegetation and bird life, a 1930s baluster Satsuma type vase signed Seizan, depicting Kannon and an…

A large glazed Japanese potted charger signed and dated to base,…

Japanese Glazed Charger, Signed and Dated, 46cm Diameter

A large glazed Japanese potted charger signed and dated to base, diameter 46 cm

Japanese Imari fluted charger

Japanese Imari Fluted Charger

Japanese Imari fluted charger

Satsuma plate decorated with fine all over floral detail,…

Satsuma Floral Plate with Signature, 24.5cm

Satsuma plate decorated with fine all over floral detail, stamped to the base with a signature panel. Condition good, crazing to the base. Diameter 24.5 cm

Japanese large Arita blue & white charger with highlights,…

Blue & White Japanese Charger with Cloud Hill Mark

Japanese large Arita blue & white charger with highlights, Cloud Hill mark

Japanese Arita blue and white charger

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Japanese Arita blue and white charger

Japanese Meiji period Kutani plates decorated with landscape -…

Meiji Kutani Landscape Plates (Set of 6)

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Early 20th century Japanese Imari export charger shaped…

Japanese Imari Charger with Traditional Decorations

Early 20th century Japanese Imari export charger shaped circular with traditional decorations 30 cm diameter

Japanese Imari charger scalloped edge, with four panelled…

Japanese Imari Scalloped Charger with Garden Scene (9 words)

Japanese Imari charger scalloped edge, with four panelled decoration, depicting garden scene, diameter 38 cm

Large Japanese Imari porcelain charger decorated with village…

Japanese Imari Charger with Village Scene - 45cm Diameter

Large Japanese Imari porcelain charger decorated with village scene, 45 cm diameter

A Japanese Imari circular charger, painted and gilded with…

Japanese Imari Charger with Birds and Trees

A Japanese Imari circular charger, painted and gilded with birds and trees, character marks on base. Diameter 37.5 cm

A group of four Japanese Imari wares, Edo to Meiji periods,…

Japanese Imari wares, Edo to Meiji periods

A group of four Japanese Imari wares, Edo to Meiji periods, 19th to early 20th century, a scalloped bowl with blue patterns interspersed with handpainted birds and foliage on a brown ground, dishes with radiating patterns in colours, and a low dish with…

Antique Japanese Imari charger, with gilt & floral decoration,…

Imari Charger with Gilt & Floral Decoration (9 words)

Antique Japanese Imari charger, with gilt & floral decoration, 33 cm diameter

Japanese Imari plate, probably 17th/18th century.diameter 22.5…

17th/18th Century Japanese Imari Plate (22.5 cm Diameter)

Japanese Imari plate, probably 17th/18th century.diameter 22.5 cm

Satsuma: two Japanese earthen ware plates, Meiji period, 19th…

Meiji Satsuma Earthenware Plates, 19th-20th Century

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A Japanese ceramic charger adorned with phoenix and dragon in…

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An antique Japanese porcelain charger with underglaze blue…

Meiji Period Japanese Blue Landscape Charger

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Noritake Japanese Art Deco porcelain tea ware comprising a milk…

Noritake Art Deco Tea Set - 6 Pieces

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A Japanese Hirado porcelain plate, 19th century, signed 'Hichan,…

19th Century Japanese Hirado Porcelain Plate, Signed 'Hichan'

A Japanese Hirado porcelain plate, 19th century, signed 'Hichan, Shampo Tesukura', 22 cm diameter

Japanese stoneware square platter. Folded sides, impressed…

Japanese stoneware square platter. Folded sides, impressed cloth patterned magnesium and copper cross hatch with shino dot design to inner well. Width 29 cm

A ten piece Japanese Kutani porcelain tea service probably…

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Pair of Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, of circular form,…

Meiji Imari Scalloped Plates with Floral Panels

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, of circular form, with scalloped edges, decorated decorated with a central mage, surrounded by panels of flowers, (2)

Two Japanese Imari dishes with a scalloped edge, 19th/20th…

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A Japanese Satsuma tea set for six comprising tea pot, six cups…

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Large antique Japanese platter painted with cranes, blue &…

Antique Asian Decor Collection

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A Japanese celadon glazed plate, flower head form. Rim chip.…

Japanese Celadon Flower Plate, 19.5cm Diameter

A Japanese celadon glazed plate, flower head form. Rim chip. Diameter 19.5 cm

Japanese fukagawa scalloped edged plate 25 cm wide

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Japanese fukagawa scalloped edged plate 25 cm wide

Japanese Imari scalloped edged plate 25 cm wide

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Japanese Imari scalloped edged plate 25 cm wide

A large Japanese Arita blue and white charger, decorated with…

Japanese Arita Charger with Exotic Bird Design

A large Japanese Arita blue and white charger, decorated with an exotic bird perched on a fruiting bough. Diameter 39.5 cm

Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware plate, with poured tenmoku…

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Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware plate, with poured tenmoku and nuka glaze depicting a blossoming tree over a rich brown ground glaze together with another Mashiko plate with wax resist decoration. Diameter 39 cm

Japanese Mashiko plate, poured nuka glaze over a rich black…

Mashiko Plate: Nuka Glaze on Black Ground

Japanese Mashiko plate, poured nuka glaze over a rich black ground glaze. Diameter 30 cm

Two Japanese Imari circular plates, both decorated with floral…

Japanese Imari Floral Plates

Two Japanese Imari circular plates, both decorated with floral panels in traditional iron red, blue, green and gilt (of sizes)

A Kutani charger Taisho period, circa 1920, the porcelain…

Kutani Charger with Peonies, Peacocks, and Mt. Fuji

A Kutani charger Taisho period, circa 1920, the porcelain charger featuring figures walking in a muted landscape with Mt Fuji in the background, partly framed by a lavish arrangement of peony flower heads and foliage and two peacocks, red painted…

Large 19th century Japanese Imari charger. Finely painted with…

19th Century Japanese Imari Charger - Floral Design

Large 19th century Japanese Imari charger. Finely painted with blue floral designs on a white base. Kiln stamp on reverse, Dia 30 cm

19th century Japanese Imari plate in the form of a sea Bream…

Imari Sea Bream Plate - Japanese 19th Century

19th century Japanese Imari plate in the form of a sea Bream fish. Finely painted blue on white with mountains and temple scene, the back painted foliage, length 38 cm

Japanese Imari charger (small crack)

Small Cracked Japanese Imari Charger

Japanese Imari charger (small crack)

Japanese Arita blue and white charger

Arita Blue & White Charger

Japanese Arita blue and white charger

Japanese Imari hand painted porcelain plate, four character…

Japanese Imari Hand Painted Porcelain Plate with Markings

Japanese Imari hand painted porcelain plate, four character marks to reverse, height 21.5 cm

Four Japanese Imari and Chinese export plates, 18th to 19th…

Imari and Chinese Export Plates, 18th-19th Century

Four Japanese Imari and Chinese export plates, 18th to 19th century each porcelain plate hand decorated in Imari style and palette, one depicting flowers and rockwork in a garden setting, bordered with sprigged flowers, another with rabbit amongst flowers…

A large Japanese blue and white Arita porcelain charger, of…

Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger with Lake Scene

A large Japanese blue and white Arita porcelain charger, of circular shape, painted with a lake scene. Diameter 47 cm

A large Japanese Imari porcelain charger, decorated to the…

Japanese Imari Charger with Chrysanthemums and Blossom Trees

A large Japanese Imari porcelain charger, decorated to the centre with chrysanthemums framed by a border of six panels variously decorated with flowers and blossom trees. Diameter 46 cm

A Japanese Imari circular charger, painted with panels of…

Japanese Imari Charger with Figures and Birds

A Japanese Imari circular charger, painted with panels of figures and birds. Painter's mark on reverse. Diameter 40 cm

Japanese Meiji period Kutani vase and plate and lidded censor.…

Japanese Meiji period Kutani vase and plate and lidded censor. The vase faulted.

Satsuma cabinet plate, finely crafted Japanese display plate…

Satsuma cabinet plate, finely crafted Japanese display plate with hand painted bamboo and pheasant design, lobed edge and raised footed base, character signature mark to base diameter 25 cm

Two Japanese Imari porcelain chargers mid to late 19th century…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Chargers

Two Japanese Imari porcelain chargers mid to late 19th century decorated painted blue and iron red enamels Diameters: 34 cm & 36.5 cm

Large Japanese porcelain Satsuma charger, on timber stand

Japanese Satsuma Porcelain Charger on Timber Stand

Large Japanese porcelain Satsuma charger, on timber stand

Good Japanese painted ceramic charger painted peacock…

Japanese Peacock Charger with Iron Red Border

Good Japanese painted ceramic charger painted peacock decoration, with iron red decorated ornamental border, diameter 40 cm.

A Japanese Kutani ware porcelain plate with floral decoration…

Meiji Kutani Ware Porcelain Plate with Floral Decoration

A Japanese Kutani ware porcelain plate with floral decoration in clouds, Meiji period, 19th century, eight character mark to base, 20 cm diameter

Japanese polychrome Imari charger, decoration of shishi and…

Polychrome Imari Charger with Shishi Motif

Japanese polychrome Imari charger, decoration of shishi and traditional panelled motifs, water gilded highlights, diameter 30.8 cm

Japanese ceramic plate, of circular form, decorated with flying…

Japanese Stork Ceramic Plate - Ivan Ban Collection

Japanese ceramic plate, of circular form, decorated with flying storks, in a gilt and silvered finish, character mark to base, diameter 19 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection

A one hundred piece porcelain dinner service, a Lithophane in…

A one hundred piece porcelain dinner service, a Lithophane in the bottom of each cup, Japan, Showa period painted with a pine tree, includes fourteen dinner plates, entree plates, side plates, soup bowls, dessert bowls, cups and saucers, and two large…

Two Japanese Imari plates, of scalloped circular form,…

Japanese Imari Scalloped Plates with Floral Decoration

Two Japanese Imari plates, of scalloped circular form, decorated with central roundel of vase and flowers, surrounded by panels of foliage, diameter 18 cm (2)

Japanese 18th century blue and white plate in the Chinese manner

Japanese Blue & White Chinese-Style Plate

Japanese 18th century blue and white plate in the Chinese manner

A pair of large Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period, the design…

Japanese Imari Plates, Meiji Period, 30 cm Diameter

A pair of large Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period, the design of painted & shaped cartouche and a circular centre with a fenced garden, diameter 30 cm

A large Japanese plate in Hues of blue, Meiji period,…

Meiji Period Blue Floral Plate, 41cm

A large Japanese plate in Hues of blue, Meiji period, [1868-1912], with a print design of clumped stylized flowers & leaves, D 41 cm

A Noritake dessert set comprising of six plates and footed…

Noritake Dessert Set with 6 Plates and Compote

A Noritake dessert set comprising of six plates and footed compote

Japanese Imari charger, storks decoration (signed to back)

Signed Japanese Imari Charger with Storks Decoration

Japanese Imari charger, storks decoration (signed to back)

Japanese Imari charger, mark to back

Japanese Imari Charger with Back Mark

Japanese Imari charger, mark to back

A Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate, C1850…

19th Century Japanese Imari Ware Plate

A Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate, C1850 Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 31 cm diam

A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 19th century with…

Meiji Imari Charger with Bird and Pine Motifs

A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, 19th century with foliate rim, decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red, green and blue enamels with a wide border of shaped cartouches of birds inflight amongst pine surrounded by alternating panels and…

A set of five floral Japanese Satsuma plates, diameter 20 cm

Set of 5 Japanese Satsuma Floral Plates - 20cm

A set of five floral Japanese Satsuma plates, diameter 20 cm

Large Japanese blue and white porcelain charger

Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Charger

Large Japanese blue and white porcelain charger

Japanese katani period porcelain plate decorated with exotic…

Katani Porcelain Plate with Exotic Birds and Flowers

Japanese katani period porcelain plate decorated with exotic birds and flowers against gilded ground with artists seal at the base

Two Japanese Imari porcelain chargers mid to late 19th century…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Chargers, 19th Century

Two Japanese Imari porcelain chargers mid to late 19th century decorated painted blue and iron red enamels Diameters: 30 cm and 35 cm

Four Satsuma bowls and plates, Meiji period and later, the…

Meiji Satsuma Bowls and Plates Set

Four Satsuma bowls and plates, Meiji period and later, the largest bowl 12 cm diameter

Large late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, central roundel…

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Charger

Large late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, central roundel with flowers and fan and wide border of six foliate decorated panels in traditional iron red, blue, green and gilt, 40 cm diameter

Japanese Imari charger with a traditional house and river scene…

Japanese Imari Charger with Traditional House and River Scene

Japanese Imari charger with a traditional house and river scene centered, diameter 41 cm

Good early Japanese Imari ceramic charger painted with figures…

Japanese Imari Charger with Chinese Scholars, 1880s

Good early Japanese Imari ceramic charger painted with figures of Chinese scholars, circa 1880s, diameter 31 cm.

Early Japanese Imari ceramic charger traditional Imari…

Imari Charger, Traditional Japanese Ceramic, Circa 1910s

Early Japanese Imari ceramic charger traditional Imari decoration, impressed mark to base, circa 1910s, diameter 36.5 cm.

Late 19th century Japanese Imari plate quatrefoil outline, the…

Japanese Imari Plate with Flower Vase, 19th Century

Late 19th century Japanese Imari plate quatrefoil outline, the centre decorated with a vase of flowers, 18 cm width

Four Japanese Art Nouveau porcelain plates. Painted enamel lily…

Japanese Art Nouveau Lily Porcelain Plates

Four Japanese Art Nouveau porcelain plates. Painted enamel lily flowers, leaves & pods, one with red painted characters to underside. Depth 18.5 cm

An Oriental Arita style charger, the large bowl with an everted…

Oriental Arita Charger with Patchwork Scenes

An Oriental Arita style charger, the large bowl with an everted and scalloped rim, decorated with a patchwork of scenes each surrounded by chevron patterned borders, with Buddhist symbols externally. Height 6.5 cm. Diameter 40 cm

A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), the scallop…

Meiji Imari Charger with Floral Decoration

A Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), the scallop rim charger with a central floral decoration surrounded by floral and patterned reserves in the typical palette of cobalt, and iron red with gilt highlights. Height 4.5 cm. Diameter 31 cm

A large Arita porcelain plate, 20th century, circular,…

Arita Blue and White Porcelain Plate

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