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 pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma bottle vases, traditional…

A pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma bottle vases, traditional panelled decoration with figures and geometric patterns. Red painted marks to base, height 31 cm.

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, early Showa period, c1930,…

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, early Showa period, c1930, the pair of medium sized hexagonal baluster vases with waisted necks and rolled rims, each decorated in raised enamels and gilt upon a matte brown ground with diapered pattern ground to, the…

A Meiji period Satsuma vase. Squat ovoid shape. Painted with…

A Meiji period Satsuma vase. Squat ovoid shape. Painted with profusion of flowers in a continuous band. Height 16 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated with a gilded…

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated with a gilded writhing dragon in low relief above an assembly of arhats in a landscape. Height 16 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Painted with a continuous…

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Painted with a continuous scene with Bijin and children in a landscape with Mt Fuji in the background. Height 19 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated in panels, the…

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated in panels, the front panel with a magistrate, arhats and attendants in landscape setting, the reverse panel with three arhats. Raised from a fitted gilt metal base. 23 cm height

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 Satsuma Meiji period vases. One painted with bijin in a…

Two Satsuma Meiji period vases. One painted with bijin in a landscape, the other painted in panels with wisteria and chrysanthemums and pagoda roofed houses beside a river. 15 cm and 16 cm height

A pair of late Meiji period Satsuma vases. Painted in four…

A pair of late Meiji period Satsuma vases. Painted in four alternating panels with Bijin and children beneath a flowering tree. The alternate panels with butterflies and birds with flowers and bamboo reserved on a blue ground. The gilding worn to the base…

A superb Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Okamoto Ryozan…

A superb Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Okamoto Ryozan for the Yasuda Company. Painted with a continuous scene with a moored boat with figures gathering shellfish at the beach at low tide with Mt Fiji in the background - all between boarders of…

Japanese Sumida Gawa bottle vase. With multiple apertures,…

Japanese Sumida Gawa bottle vase. With multiple apertures, decorated in high relief with figures on a rocky outcrop. Height 19 cm

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases. Late Meiji period, (minor…

Japanese Cloisonne Rooster and Hen Vases, Late Meiji Period

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases. Late Meiji period, (minor A/F), depicting a rooster and hen amongst foliage. Height 24.5 cm. (2)

A fine Japanese Meiji period Satsuma Kuroda signed vase, having…

A fine Japanese Meiji period Satsuma Kuroda signed vase, having allover hand painted and gilded decoration of immortals, signed to base circa 1890. Height 17.5 cm, width 10 cm

19th century Japanese Seto porcelain flower vase height 32 cm.…

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

Large Sumida Ware vase by Ishiguro Koko. Dark brown glaze with…

Sumida Ware Vase with Bamboo Leaf Decoration by Ishiguro Koko

Large Sumida Ware vase by Ishiguro Koko. Dark brown glaze with applied bamboo leaf decoration. Signed with gourd form seal, height 46 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma pottery vase. Decorated with…

Meiji Satsuma Pottery Vase with Kannon and Rakan Figures

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma pottery vase. Decorated with kannon and rakan. Gilt on a cobalt ground. Signed, height 25 cm

Japanese Satsuma immortals vase. Decorated with gilt and enamel…

Satsuma Immortals Vase with Gilt and Enamel Figures

Japanese Satsuma immortals vase. Decorated with gilt and enamel figures of immortals and a white dragon. Signed to base ''Toyama Satsuma'', height 5 cm

A pair of Satsuma earthenware square section vases, Meiji…

Meiji Satsuma Earthenware Square Vases with Bird and Flower

A pair of Satsuma earthenware square section vases, Meiji period, the sides with alternate blue and yellow grounds featuring bird and flower panels, raised on corner feet, marks Dain Nippon Taiwan sei to the bases, 16 cm high

Satsuma vase, Meiji period porcelain vase decorated with hand…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Geishas, Sages, and Gilding Marked

Satsuma vase, Meiji period porcelain vase decorated with hand painted Geishas and sages with extensive gilding, marked to base

An impressive Japanese Meiji Imari charger, traditional…

Japanese Meiji Imari Charger with Traditional Flowering Vase Decoration

An impressive Japanese Meiji Imari charger, traditional decoration of a flowering vase, framed by a four panel border with vignettes of various landscapes, a black firing mark evident in one, gilt highlights, diameter . ^$56 cm

An antique Japanese porcelain vase with hand-painted floral…

Japanese Hand-Painted Floral Porcelain Vase, Green Factory Mark, 18cm

An antique Japanese porcelain vase with hand-painted floral decoration, green factory mark to base, 18 cm high

Antique English porcelain cheese covers, porcelain bowls and…

Assorted Antique Porcelain Collection: English and Japanese Vases, Plates

Antique English porcelain cheese covers, porcelain bowls and plates, Japanese porcelain vases, English porcelain vase and jug, 19th and 20th century, (13 items), the largest 27 cm high

Imari antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases and lidded…

Imari Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases, 19th century collection

Imari antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases and lidded boxes, 19th century, (5 items), the largest 28 cm high

Satsuma Japanese pottery vase with village landscape scene…

Meiji Satsuma Pottery Vase with Village Landscape and Flowers

Satsuma Japanese pottery vase with village landscape scene surrounded by flowers, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, seal mark to base, 22.5 cm high

Satsuma pair of Japanese vases with green floral motif, Meiji…

Meiji Period Satsuma Vases with Green Floral Motif Pair

Satsuma pair of Japanese vases with green floral motif, Meiji period, 20th century, red seal mark to base, 18 cm high

A small pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period (1868-1912) the…

Satsuma vases with dragon handles, Meiji period, Shimazu crest

A small pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period (1868-1912) the pear shaped pair with short everted necks with gilded dragon handles, and panel decorated with opposite pairs of figural narrative scenes in indoor and outdoor settings, surrounded by tapestry…

A pair of Japanese Imari vases, Meiji period, late 19th century…

Meiji Period Japanese Imari Vases with Bird and Foliage Design

A pair of Japanese Imari vases, Meiji period, late 19th century the ovoid form vases with wide necks, each decorated in traditional Imari palette with underglaze mottled blue trailing foliage and overglaze birds in flight, with profuse iron red fruit, a…

Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Vase, c. 1981, slab…

Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Vase, c. 1981, slab and coil built stoneware of rounded box form, ivory cream satin glaze, with overlaid decoration with two blue patches of sky and two Japanese cranes on each side, artists signature and seals…

Japanese Tokoname 'Dragon' bottle vase. Gilt decorated dragon…

Japanese Tokoname 'Dragon' bottle vase. Gilt decorated dragon to neck. Impressed signature seal to base. Height 18 cm

Barrow, Jane (b.1957), stoneware spherical vase. Bronze glaze…

Barrow, Jane (b.1957), stoneware spherical vase. Bronze glaze over Bizen type. Incised initials above foot. Diameter 24.5 cm

A Japanese green ground ceramic vase, 20th century the large…

A Japanese green ground ceramic vase, 20th century the large ceramic baluster form twin-handled vase with two oval reserves of hand painted flower sprays upon a green ground with moriage decoration of flower heads and trailing foliage. Height 47.5 cm

Kenzo, Japanese, Art Deco vase, of spherical form, multi-tonal…

Kenzo, Japanese, Art Deco vase, of spherical form, multi-tonal shades of brown spherical motifs, signed 'Kenzo' to underside, approx. Height 35 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

A Japanese Imari vase, late Meiji period, 76 cm high

A Japanese Imari vase, late Meiji period, 76 cm high

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases, by Taizan Yohei,…

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases, by Taizan Yohei, of tapered form, decorated with frieze of fo lions surrounded by stylised enamel sprays, on a ground hand painted with insects, floral and foliate motifs, with gilt accents and brocade borders…

Japanese Satsuma vase, of facetted baluster form, decorated…

Japanese Satsuma vase, of facetted baluster form, decorated continuously with scene of ducks, birds and flowers by a river scene with pagoda in the distance, between brocade borders, with gilt accents, three character mark to base, a/f, height 22 cm

A segmented Japanese ginbari vase, height 19 cm

A segmented Japanese ginbari vase, height 19 cm

An Imari Japanese gourd shaped vase, height 30 cm

An Imari Japanese gourd shaped vase, height 30 cm

An Imari patterned Japanese vase featuring cherry blossom,…

An Imari patterned Japanese vase featuring cherry blossom, height 30 cm

A palace size pair of highly decorated Japanese late Meiji…

A palace size pair of highly decorated Japanese late Meiji period earthenware Satsuma vases having all over hand painted and gilded decoration, panels depicting Immortals, Samurai warriors, bijins & geometric patterns. Height 61 cm, width 29 cm

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji…

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase set on an ivory ground with superb gilding and finely detailed hand painted panels depicting traditional figures in landscapes, geometric painted & gilded borders signed on…

An impressive tall Hododa signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma…

An impressive tall Hododa signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma gourd shape vase set on a rich cobalt ground having finely hand painted panels to front and rear depicting Samurai & Bijin in traditional ceremonial scenes, finest gilding in geometric &…

A fine Cho Shu-zan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase…

A fine Cho Shu-zan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase having a continuous hand painted landscape depicting Bijin & children feeding deer in a traditional pagoda roof house and mountain landscape, finest gilding and geometric patterns to top and…

An unusual Japanese pottery vase featuring relief man and…

An unusual Japanese pottery vase featuring relief man and foliage, height 28 cm

A large Japanese ginbari vase featuring fans, height 30.5 cm

A large Japanese ginbari vase featuring fans, height 30.5 cm

A relief handled Japanese crane themed hand painted vase,…

A relief handled Japanese crane themed hand painted vase, height 37 cm

A sky blue ground bird themed Japanese ginbari vase, height 29.…

A sky blue ground bird themed Japanese ginbari vase, height 29.5 cm

Japanese celadon glazed vase with collection of dried flowers,…

Japanese celadon glazed vase with collection of dried flowers, height of vase 23 cm

Japanese Satsuma vase, deep blue glaze with, hand painted…

Japanese Satsuma vase, deep blue glaze with, hand painted scenes of family life and, gold blossom decoration, height 37 cm

A Satsuma vase, 19th/20th century, the pear-shaped body painted…

A Satsuma vase, 19th/20th century, the pear-shaped body painted with figure scene panels bordered with phoenix plumes on a ground of Mandarin ducks, below formal borders, 23.5 cm high

Unusual Japanese Meiji period vase and stand, with spreading…

Gilded Meiji Vase: Nightingales, Figures, and Porcelain Stand

Unusual Japanese Meiji period vase and stand, with spreading lip above an elongated neck, painted with nightingales amongst flowering branches, above a lobed baluster body decorated with scenes of figures on a heavy gilt ground, raised on a circular foot…

Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934-1991), Pink Flower Vase, c. 1989,…

Shiro Kuramata's Pink Flower Vase: 1989 Acrylic and Glass

Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934-1991), Pink Flower Vase, c. 1989, manufactured by Ishimaru Co. Ltd, acrylic and glass with the square clear and pink acrylic block with one glass pipette, height 19 cm width 11 cm depth 11 cm. Provenance: Private Collection,…

A large Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Meiji Period Satsuma Vase: Gion Matsuri Festival and Elegance

A large Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), impressive and lively scenes in enamels and gilt of the Gion Matsuri festival with the Naginata Hoko (Halberd Hoko) float taking centre stage, the reverse with ladies practicing elegant pursuits in…

A small Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), late…

Satsuma Vase: Japanese Village Life, Meiji Period, Tozan Signed

A small Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), late 19TH/Early 20th century, finely painted scene in gilt and enamels of village life as peasant farmers set off on a trip, the shoulders decorated in floral millefleurs and the foot with repeating…

A Japanese 19th century blue white vase, height 26 cm, diameter…

19th Century Japanese Blue White Vase: 26cm Height, 15cm Diameter

A Japanese 19th century blue white vase, height 26 cm, diameter 15 cm

Satsuma pair of antique Japanese earthenware vases decorated…

Meiji Period Samurai and Bird Decorated Satsuma Vases

Satsuma pair of antique Japanese earthenware vases decorated with samurai and birds, Meiji period, 19th century, 32 cm high

Satsuma antique Japanese earthenware miniature vase, Meiji…

Meiji Era Satsuma Miniature Vase with Gold Seal Mark

Satsuma antique Japanese earthenware miniature vase, Meiji period, 19th century, gold and black seal mark to base with remains of original paper label, 9 cm high

A pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelain vases, Meiji period,…

19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases, Meiji Period, 19cm

A pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelain vases, Meiji period, 19th century, red seal mark to bases, 19 cm high

3 Japanese studio stoneware items, two small vases in signed…

Japanese Studio Stoneware: Vases and Tea Cup from Margot Staples' Estate

3 Japanese studio stoneware items, two small vases in signed tomobako; and tea cup, height 7 cm, 8 cm & 9 cm, Provenance: Estate late Margot D Staples, Sydney

Japanese Te-Oh china vase, baluster form twin handled vase,…

Japanese Te-Oh China Vase: Baluster Form with Floral Decoration

Japanese Te-Oh china vase, baluster form twin handled vase, orange ground with reserve panels of hand painted floral decoration, height 42 cm

A hand decorated bulbous Japanese vase featuring birds amongst…

Birds and Flowers: Hand Decorated Japanese Vase (26cm)

A hand decorated bulbous Japanese vase featuring birds amongst flowers, height 26 cm - signed to base

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

A Japanese earthenware bottle vase, early 20th century the…

Japanese Gilded Cherry Blossom Earthenware Vase, 20th Century

A Japanese earthenware bottle vase, early 20th century the bottle vase with a garlic neck, hand decorated and gilded with cherry blossoms in cobalt blue against a turquoise speckled ground, the front with shaped reserves of abstract wirework and…

Japanese late 19th century Imari hexagonal sided vase & cover,…

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Hexagonal Vase: Traditional Decoration, 32cm

Japanese late 19th century Imari hexagonal sided vase & cover, traditional decoration and palette, 32 cm high

A large Japanese Koransha porcelain vase, Meiji period, of…

Meiji Period Koransha Porcelain Vase with Cranes and Pines

A large Japanese Koransha porcelain vase, Meiji period, of baluster form decorated in enamels with cranes and young pine trees, with brocade design borders, iron red Koransha mark to base, height 40.5 cm, diameter 20 cm,

A pair of antique Japanese shippo vases featuring enamelled…

Enamelled Ho-Ho Birds and Butterflies: Antique Japanese Shippo Vases

A pair of antique Japanese shippo vases featuring enamelled ho-ho birds and butterflies on a tree bark effect ceramic ground, height 24 cm

Satsuma Japan hand painted table vase hand painted figural and…

Satsuma Japan Hand-Painted Table Vase with Figural Decoration

Satsuma Japan hand painted table vase hand painted figural and blossom decoration, on cobalt blue ground, marked to base, height 16 cm

A Satsuma table lamp, Satsuma Yaki mark, mid to late 20th…

Satsuma Yaki Quail Landscape Table Lamp

A Satsuma table lamp, Satsuma Yaki mark, mid to late 20th century, the lobed ceramic vase hand painted and gilded with quails in continuous landscape with floral sprays and reeds, in muted green and purple tones against a cream crackle glazed ground, with…

A Japanese enamelled crane decorated vase on a deep blue field,…

Enamelled Crane Vase on Blue Field (7 words)

A Japanese enamelled crane decorated vase on a deep blue field, height 19 cm

A large Japanese porcelain covered vase, Meiji period…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Guardian Lion Cover

A large Japanese porcelain covered vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), the domed cover mounted with a figure of a guardian lion, on the reeded ovoid body, decorated in the Imari palette with reserves of houses amidst foliage, an indistinct underglaze blue…

Japanese Bizen Pottery vase, together with an associated…

Bizen Pottery Vase with Hardwood Stand (30 cm)

Japanese Bizen Pottery vase, together with an associated hardwood stand, 30 cm height

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, hand painted with floral…

Meiji Imari Charger with Floral Decoration

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, hand painted with floral decoration and diaper patterns in shaped bands and with scattered floral mons and a circular panel with a vase spilling forth a profusion of flowers, 46 cm diameter

A large Ginbari Japanese vase featuring birds in a cherry…

Ginbari Japanese Vase with Cherry Blossom and Birds

A large Ginbari Japanese vase featuring birds in a cherry blossom, height 28 cm

A Japanese metallic bulbous base vase featuring cranes, height…

Japanese Crane Vase, 25cm Height

A Japanese metallic bulbous base vase featuring cranes, height 25 cm

A large red Japanese ginbari vase, height 25 cm

Red Ginbari Japanese Vase - 25cm Height

A large red Japanese ginbari vase, height 25 cm

A pair of bronze mounted Imari lamps, Japanese and French,…

A pair of bronze mounted Imari lamps, Japanese and French, circa 1900, the baluster vases with fan shaped cartouches amidst foliage in a typical cobalt and red palette, with French bronze cast mounts, with sconces for bayonet fittings, 33.5 cm high

Sumida Gawa Japanese pottery vase with applied seated figure,…

Sumida Gawa Seated Figure Pottery Vase

Sumida Gawa Japanese pottery vase with applied seated figure, 20 cm high

Takeichi Kawai (Japan, 1908-1989), Slab-sided bottle vase, H.…

Kawai's Slab-Sided Bottle Vase (1908-1989) - 17.5 cm

Takeichi Kawai (Japan, 1908-1989), Slab-sided bottle vase, H. 17.5 cm

Amphora antique Austrian porcelain vase, a German bisque…

Antique Porcelain Vases: Austrian, German, Japanese (Set of 3)

Amphora antique Austrian porcelain vase, a German bisque figural porcelain vase, and an antique Japanese export ware floral porcelain vase, 19th/20th century, (3 items), the largest 20 cm high

A vintage Italian pottery statue of a peasant woodcutter,…

Italian Pottery and Ceramic Novelty Statues

A vintage Italian pottery statue of a peasant woodcutter, Charlie Chaplin figural Japanese vase, and an Italian ceramic novelty statue, mid to late 20th century, (3 items), the largest 28 cm high

A Japanese modernist studio vase by Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985),…

Kondo Yuzo Blue Plum Blossom Porcelain Vase

A Japanese modernist studio vase by Kondo Yuzo (1902-1985), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1970, of gently flaring cylindrical form in white porcelain, decorated boldly in underglaze blue with plum blossom. Signed Konbdo to base. Together with its…

A Japanese 'Mishima' style vase by Kusube Yaichi (1897-1984),…

Mishima-style Vase by Kusube Yaichi: Modernist Masterpiece

A Japanese 'Mishima' style vase by Kusube Yaichi (1897-1984), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1930s, of baluster form with impressed repeating stylised chrysanthemum design inlaid with white slip in Korean style. Impressed seal for Kusube on the base.…

A Japanese studio vase by Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), Showa…

Shimizu Uichi Studio Vase with Persimmon and Iron Splashes

A Japanese studio vase by Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), Showa period (1926-1989), of baluster form in stoneware with a large persimmon glaze splash to one side, and to the other a smaller iron brown splash. Impressed circular mark for Uichi to the base.…

Crane decorated Japanese gourd shaped vase height 33 cm

Japanese Crane Gourd Vase - 33cm Height

Crane decorated Japanese gourd shaped vase height 33 cm

A crane decorated Japanese vase featuring cranes on a midnight…

Midnight Blue Crane Vase - 25cm Height

A crane decorated Japanese vase featuring cranes on a midnight blue field height 25 cm

A pair of export Satsuma vases, Showa period, c1920s, the pair…

Showa Satsuma Dragon Vases with Kannon Deity

A pair of export Satsuma vases, Showa period, c1920s, the pair of ovoid vases with patterned trumpet necks, applied dragon handles and domed bases, featuring the deity Kannon with a radiating halo and flanked by attendant figures, in moriage enamels in a…

A Japanese baluster vase, hand painted with birds, peacocks and…

Japanese Baluster Vase with Birds and Peacocks

A Japanese baluster vase, hand painted with birds, peacocks and flowers, signed to base., height 34 cm

A Japanese vase, with hand-painted glaze design. Incised…

Hand-painted Japanese Vase with Incised Signature

A Japanese vase, with hand-painted glaze design. Incised signature to the base. Height 132 mm, diameter 135 mm

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

A Japanese vase, with incised signature at the base. Height 175…

Japanese Incised Signature Vase

A Japanese vase, with incised signature at the base. Height 175 mm, diameter 105 mm

A Japanese export Satsuma vase, 20th century, the baluster vase…

Moriage Satsuma Vase with Narrative Landscape Scene

A Japanese export Satsuma vase, 20th century, the baluster vase with a wide waisted neck with applied trailing moriage enamel diaper pattern ground in red, brown and blue with figures engaged in narratives in a landscape setting, with green and gilt…

A pair of Satsuma vases, Ogawa Yozan, first half 20th century,…

Satsuma Vases with Women in Landscape by Ogawa Yozan

A pair of Satsuma vases, Ogawa Yozan, first half 20th century, of compressed ovoid form with a short waisted neck, decorated all round with scenes of women engaged in various activities in a landsape with village houses, each signed underside, 21 cm high

An impressive Satsuma vase; by Sennosuke Kusube (1859-1941),…

Meiji Satsuma Vase by Sennosuke Kusube

An impressive Satsuma vase; by Sennosuke Kusube (1859-1941), Meiji period; of shouldered ovoid form in polychrome enamels and gilt over a clear crackled glazed, designed in four sections with pheasants and cherry blossoms, the reverse a further spring…

A Japanese Hirado dragon vase; Edo period (1603-1867), circa…

Hirado Dragon Vase: Edo Period Enamel Relief Carving

A Japanese Hirado dragon vase; Edo period (1603-1867), circa 1850; finely decorated in relief with carving of a dragon flying above waves against a blue enamel ground. 34 cm high, 16 cm diameter

A Japanese Koransha vase; Meiji period (1868-1912); of baluster…

Koransha Meiji Vase with Mount Fuji Scene

A Japanese Koransha vase; Meiji period (1868-1912); of baluster form with two integral ring handles to the shoulder, very finely and softly decorated with a scene of mount Fuji and trees and a lake in the foreground in underglaze blue and enamels,…

A large Japanese Nabeshima vase by Imaizumi Imaemon; Taisho…

Imaizumi Imaemon Nabeshima Vase with Karako and Peonies

A large Japanese Nabeshima vase by Imaizumi Imaemon; Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa period (1926-1989); decorated profusely with karako (Chinese boys) amongst peonies, signed by Imaemon to base. 38 cm high, 30 cm diameter