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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Japanese Satsuma table vase hand painted bird and blossom…

Hand-painted Satsuma Vase with Bird and Blossom Decoration

Japanese Satsuma table vase hand painted bird and blossom decoration, on cobalt blue ground, height 16 cm.

Pair Japanese Satsuma hand painted posy vases each decorated…

Japanese Satsuma Hand-Painted Posy Vases with Traditional Figures

Pair Japanese Satsuma hand painted posy vases each decorated with hand painted traditional figures, with gilt highlights, character marks to bases, height 9.5 cm each.

Japanese Satsuma hand painted vase extensive hand painted…

Hand-painted Satsuma Vase with Court Scenes and Gilt Highlights

Japanese Satsuma hand painted vase extensive hand painted decoration of figures in court scenes, gilt highlights, restoration to rim of neck, black character marks to base, height 13 cm.

Two mid 20th century Japanese Satsuma style, vase and lidded…

Mid-century Japanese Satsuma Vase and Jar Set

Two mid 20th century Japanese Satsuma style, vase and lidded jar, height 12 cm & 13 cm

Japanese Art Deco glazed ceramic two handle vase c.1930's D. 24…

Japanese Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Vase with Handles

Japanese Art Deco glazed ceramic two handle vase c.1930's D. 24 cm

Three oriental items, includes Japanese Meiji small fine…

Oriental Treasures: Teapot, Vase, and Turtle Lock

Three oriental items, includes Japanese Meiji small fine cloisonne teapot, Japanese Meiji small Satsuma vase and a Chinese brass turtle form lock with jewelled sliding key

Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase decorated with handpainted…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Geishas and Gilding

Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase decorated with handpainted Geishas and gilding, three character marks to base, height 18.5 cm

Japanese Meigi period ceramic lidded vase with handpainted…

Meigi Period Ceramic Vase with Duck and Dog Finial

Japanese Meigi period ceramic lidded vase with handpainted ducks decorations and dog of fo finial, height 19 cm

Exceptional pair of Satsuma Meiji period vases, of handsome…

Meiji Satsuma Vases with Intricate Geometric Motifs

Exceptional pair of Satsuma Meiji period vases, of handsome proportions, of spherical form tapering to a wide cylindrical neck, the body decorated with central figures with rising suns behind, together with various figures in intricately decorated robes,…

Large Satsuma porcelain vase, of baluster form, decorated…

Satsuma Geisha Garden Vase

Large Satsuma porcelain vase, of baluster form, decorated continuously with geishas in garden setting with mountains, river and pagodas, accented with brocade and borders, a/f, height 57 cm

Satsuma miniature vase and teapot, the vase with reserves of…

Satsuma Vase and Teapot with Floral Motifs

Satsuma miniature vase and teapot, the vase with reserves of flowers, surrounded by a cobalt ground, the teapot with brightly coloured flowers accented in gilt, a/f, (2)

Satsuma vase and Satsuma vase and cover, decorated with flower…

Satsuma Vase and Cover with Floral Gilt Decoration

Satsuma vase and Satsuma vase and cover, decorated with flower heads in rich tones of green, purple, white, blue and red on a gilt ground, marks to base, height 16 cm, 15 cm (2)

Satsuma porcelain vase, with short neck and ovoid body,…

Gilt Satsuma Porcelain Vase with Landscape Decoration

Satsuma porcelain vase, with short neck and ovoid body, decorated with gilt landscape, on a black ground, satsuma and artists signature verso, height 15 cm

Large pair of Satsuma Meiji period vases & covers, the cover…

Meiji Satsuma Vases with Warrior Panels and Brocade Accents

Large pair of Satsuma Meiji period vases & covers, the cover set with large tapering spherical finial, the body of robust form beneath a short cylindrical neck, decorated with panels of warriors in various landscapes, accented with brocade panels, a/f,…

Pair of Satsuma vases, of tapering form with twin ring handles,…

Satsuma vases with children and brocade accents

Pair of Satsuma vases, of tapering form with twin ring handles, decorated with scenes of children in an outdoor scene, accented with brocade panels, height 15 cm (2)

A Japanese modernist studio vase, mid 20th century, of…

Mid-century Japanese Modernist Triangular Glazed Vase

A Japanese modernist studio vase, mid 20th century, of triangular form with glazing to the neck. Signature to side, 18.5 cm high, 17 cm diameter

A Japanese Mino studio vase by Momonosuke Ohashi (B.1981) late…

Mino studio vase with blue matte glaze

A Japanese Mino studio vase by Momonosuke Ohashi (B.1981) late 20th/21st century, of waisted square form, with a matte blue glaze, signature to base, together to tomobako, 15 cm high, 21 cm diameter

A Japanese Kyoto studio vase by Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979),…

Kyoto Studio Vase by Koyo Yamazaki with Lotus Decoration

A Japanese Kyoto studio vase by Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979), circa 1960s, of globular form with lead green enamel decoration of stylised lotuses in historical Burmese style, together with tomobako, 20 cm high, 23 cm diameter

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 contemporary studio pottery vase, 20th century, of…

Japanese Burnt Orange Glazed Studio Pottery Vase with Handles

A Japanese contemporary studio pottery vase, 20th century, of ovoid form, with stylized handles, covered in a burnt orange glaze, signature to the side, 25 cm high, 26 cm wide

A Japanese modernist studio pottery vase, 20th century, of…

Japanese Modernist Camellia Vase

A Japanese modernist studio pottery vase, 20th century, of globular form, decorated with stylized camellias, signature to base, 33 cm high, 33 cm diameter

Five Japanese Bizen stoneware vessels, circa late 19th/Early…

Bizen Stoneware Vessels: 5 Pieces, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

Five Japanese Bizen stoneware vessels, circa late 19th/Early 20th century, comprising a large ovoid vase, three tokkuri (sake flask) and one chaire (tea vessel). Each with splashes of goma glaze around the shoulders, approximately 2394 gms total weight…

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

Satsuma Studio Vase with Enamel and Gilding Decoration

A Japanese Kyoto Satsuma studio vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1880s, the ovoid stoneware vase covered in a crackled straw-coloured glaze, decorated with trees, flowers, birds and insects in overglaze enamels and gilding. Two ears/handles to the…

A Japanese studio Fukagawa Seiji Kaisha vase, Meiji period…

Imari-style Japanese Deer Vase, Meiji Period

A Japanese studio Fukagawa Seiji Kaisha vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1879-1897, the waisted porcelain vase decorated with a stylised deer in landscape in Imari colours. Painted mark for 'Seiji Kaisha' in iron red to the base, 13.5 cm high, 7.5 cm…

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…

A Japanese Kyoyaki Koyo studio flambe vase, Yamazaki Koyo…

Japanese Flambe Vase by Yamazaki Koyo

A Japanese Kyoyaki Koyo studio flambe vase, Yamazaki Koyo (1890-1979), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950, the irregular ovoid stoneware vase with a covered in a rasberry copper red glaze, with a pronounced flowing flambe effect. Impressed two-character…

A Japanese Koyo Yamazaki studio vase, Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979),…

Japanese Copper Glaze Studio Vase by Koyo Yamazaki

A Japanese Koyo Yamazaki studio vase, Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979), circa 1950s, the simple globular form vase covered in a deep copper reddish-purple glaze. Impressed two-character 'Koyo' mark to the base within the footrim, 22 cm high, 25 cm diameter,…

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase, Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979),…

Kyoyaki Studio Vase by Koyo Yamazaki, Showa Period, Japan

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase, Koyo Yamazaki (1890-1979), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950, the globular stoneware vase covered in a crackled copper green glaze, punctuated randomly with deep raspberry red copper splashes, one section left…

A Japanese Ginbari pigeon blood vase, Meiji or Taisho period,…

Japanese Pigeon Blood Vase with Bamboo Design

A Japanese Ginbari pigeon blood vase, Meiji or Taisho period, circa early 20th century, the globular vase decorated with bamboo under a transparent pigeon blood-coloured enamel, 12 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter

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

Japanese Satsuma Vase with Rakans and Dragons

A large Japanese Satsuma vase Meiji period (1868 - 1912), by Hododa baluster with rolled rim and shoulder displaying gilt mon, heavily detailed with numerous Rakans and dragons. Height: 38 cm

A Japanese Satsuma squat vase with opposed finely decorated…

Japanese Satsuma Vase with Bird and Flowers

A Japanese Satsuma squat vase with opposed finely decorated panels of flowers and a bird in a landscape. With character marks to base. Height: 11 cm

A Satsuma earthenware vase, late Meiji period the tapering…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Cranes and Wave Motif

A Satsuma earthenware vase, late Meiji period the tapering shouldered body decorated with cranes standing in crested waves, between formal borders at the base and shoulders, signed 31.5 cm high

Noritake hand painted porcelain vase. Ovoid vase painted with…

Hand-painted Noritake porcelain landscape vase

Noritake hand painted porcelain vase. Ovoid vase painted with landscape, signed 'S.Kimura.' height 17 cm

Japanese Tokyo school porcelain vase. Decorated with a flower…

Tokyo School Porcelain Vase with Flower Cart Design

Japanese Tokyo school porcelain vase. Decorated with a flower cart. Signed to base. Height 30 cm

Pair early 20th century Satsuma specimen vases, continuously…

Satsuma Picnic and Mountain Vases

Pair early 20th century Satsuma specimen vases, continuously painted with picnic scenes and mountain landscape, 19 cm height

A Satsuma vase, ovoid, decorated with panels of figures in…

Satsuma vase with cherry blossom landscapes

A Satsuma vase, ovoid, decorated with panels of figures in cherry blossom landscapes, on blue and gilt ground. Signed Fuzan. Height 18.5 cm.

A large and impressive Meiji period Satsuma vase, ovoid with…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Geisha and Gardens

A large and impressive Meiji period Satsuma vase, ovoid with short trumpet mouth, hand painted in two large panels with geisha wearing extravagantly patterned kimono and attendants promenading in extensive lakeside gardens beneath flowering cherry blossom…

A Japanese celadon vase, squat ovoid, decorated in underglaze…

Japanese Celadon Fish Vase

A Japanese celadon vase, squat ovoid, decorated in underglaze blue and iron red enamel with three fish. Four character mark around a square fret symbol. Height 21.5 cm.

Japanese Fukagawa blue and white vase height 8.5 cm

Fukagawa Blue & White Vase - 8.5cm Height

Japanese Fukagawa blue and white vase height 8.5 cm

Japanese metal vase, of ovoid form with a flared mouth,…

Japanese Metal Vase with Butterfly and Flower Decoration

Japanese metal vase, of ovoid form with a flared mouth, decorated in relief with inlaid butterfly and flowers, height 15 cm

Japanese Sumida Gawa ceramic vase with in relief figural…

Japanese Sumida Gawa Ceramic Vase with Figural Relief Decoration

Japanese Sumida Gawa ceramic vase with in relief figural decoration, height 13 cm approx chip to rim

Antique Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase measures 55 cm high.

55cm Satsuma Japanese Ceramic Vase

Antique Japanese Satsuma ceramic vase measures 55 cm high.

A pair of Japanese porcelain export vases, late 19th century,…

Dragon Imari Porcelain Vases, Late 19th Century

A pair of Japanese porcelain export vases, late 19th century, each decorated in the Imari palette with dragon chasing pearl motifs. Old staple repairs. 44 cm high

A Japanese Fukagawa vase, Taisho period, 1912-1936, decorated…

Fukagawa Taisho Period Vase with Bird and Fruit Branch

A Japanese Fukagawa vase, Taisho period, 1912-1936, decorated in underglazed blue and underglazed enamels with a bird on a fruiting branch. Mountain and stream mark in underglaze blue to base. 22 cm high, 12 cm diameter. Exhibited: 'The Japanese…

A Japanese Seto studio vase by Kawamoto Masukichi, Meiji period…

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…

A large Japanese Seto studio porcelain vase, Meiji period…

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.…

A Japanese Meiji Rinpa Satsuma vase, Meiji period, circa 1900,…

Meiji Rinpa Satsuma Vase with Chrysanthemum Waves

A Japanese Meiji Rinpa Satsuma vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, of typical Kiyomizu stoneware covered in a buff glaze with even small crackle, decorated in overglaze Kyoto enamels, gilding and silvered in Rinpa style with highly stylised chrysanthemum…

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases ovoid with a short waisted…

Japanese Satsuma Vases with Ladies in Garden Decoration

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases ovoid with a short waisted neck, each with opposed large panels, each decorated with ladies in a garden, the cobalt blue borders with gilt detailing, with makers mark to base. Height: 19 cm

Japanese Satsuma vase and dish, of tapering ovoid form, heavily…

Satsuma Vase and Dish with Floral Gilt Decoration

Japanese Satsuma vase and dish, of tapering ovoid form, heavily decorated with a ground of flowers in rich tones of orange, white, pink and blue, accented in gilt, height 16 cm and diameter 18 cm (2). Provenance: Dr. Merna Marie Torrington collection

A tall elegant Japanese urn shaped vase with cherry blossom &…

Japanese Cherry Blossom Vase

A tall elegant Japanese urn shaped vase with cherry blossom & gilt butterfly detail, height 46 cm

A pair of large Satsuma vases feauturing butterflies and…

Satsuma Butterfly and Immortal Vases on Stands

A pair of large Satsuma vases feauturing butterflies and immortals, with ususual drip glazed effect midsection, on stands, height 56 cm

A large Satsuma vase with floral motif, height 41 cm marked…

Floral Satsuma Vase, 41 cm Height

A large Satsuma vase with floral motif, height 41 cm marked Satsuma to base

A Japanese contemporary pottery vase, metallic geometric design,…

Japanese Metallic Geometric Pottery Vase, Signed 'A H'

A Japanese contemporary pottery vase, metallic geometric design, signed on the side 'A H'. Height 21.5 cm

A pair of Imari bottle vases, circa 1900. Height 46 cm

Imari Bottle Vases, Circa 1900, Height 46 cm

A pair of Imari bottle vases, circa 1900. Height 46 cm

A Japanese Sumida Gawa vase ribbed cylindrical form with…

Japanese Sumida Gawa Vase with Relief Figures

A Japanese Sumida Gawa vase ribbed cylindrical form with figures in relief to the exterior, height 30 cm.

A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children

Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase with Playful Children

A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children

A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children

Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase with Playful Children

A Japanese Sumida Gawa pottery vase depicting children

A Japanese plique-a-jour enamel vase and stand, 20th century,…

Japanese Plique-a-Jour Enamel Vase with Stand

A Japanese plique-a-jour enamel vase and stand, 20th century, vase 8 cm high

Awaji Japanese pottery dragon vase with turquoise glaze, circa…

Turquoise Glazed Awaji Dragon Vase, Circa 1930

Awaji Japanese pottery dragon vase with turquoise glaze, circa 1930, 31 cm high

A Japanese Art Deco pottery vase with sgraffito Aztec Indian…

Japanese Art Deco Pottery Vase with Aztec Scene

A Japanese Art Deco pottery vase with sgraffito Aztec Indian scene, circa 1930, seal mark to base, 25.5 cm high

Fukagawa Japan ceramic spherical vase blue and white mountain…

Blue and White Mountain Ceramic Vase from Fukagawa, Japan

Fukagawa Japan ceramic spherical vase blue and white mountain form decoration, character marks and emblem to base, height 21 cm approx.

Two Satsuma Japan ceramic pieces including vase, height 15 cm…

Satsuma Wisteria Ceramic Vase and Dish Set

Two Satsuma Japan ceramic pieces including vase, height 15 cm approx; and small dish, diameter 12 cm approx; each with Wisteria decoration, and with character marks to base.

Early Japanese polychrome vase with bird and floral decoration,…

Japanese Polychrome Bird and Floral Vase

Early Japanese polychrome vase with bird and floral decoration, height 21.5 cm

An opposite pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period, with marked…

Satsuma Meiji Period Opposite Pair Vases

An opposite pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period, with marked cartouche and shimazu crest, rouleau shaped vases with two panels depicting Kannon and deity figures and beautiful ladies in a pleasure garden setting, in muted cream, red and blue, grey tones…

A finely decorated Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912,…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Children and Figural Narratives

A finely decorated Satsuma vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, unmarked, a wide necked bottle vase exquisitely decorated to the body with children, engaged in games including dragon 'Dress ups' and blind man's bluff, the neck, with two figural narratives, in…

A Satsuma vase, Taisho to Showa period, circa 1920s, signed, a…

Satsuma Bird Vase, Taisho-Showa Period

A Satsuma vase, Taisho to Showa period, circa 1920s, signed, a baluster vase with a carinate collar and waisted neck, decorated with a continuous scene of colourful birds in a flowering landscape upon a suffused, ground, gilt chevron borders to the collar…

Japanese enamel vase, of ovoid form, decorated with floral…

Japanese Enamel Vase with Floral Motifs

Japanese enamel vase, of ovoid form, decorated with floral motifs in tones of purple, green and red on a black ground, height 13 cm

Sumida Gawa ware Japanese vase featuring children, signed…

Sumida Gawa Japanese Vase with Children - Signed Ban-ni

Sumida Gawa ware Japanese vase featuring children, signed Ban-ni, height 32 cm

Large unusual Satsuma vase, with cylindrical neck above a…

Dragon Satsuma Vase

Large unusual Satsuma vase, with cylindrical neck above a baluster body, decorated with a raised dragon chasing a flaming pearl, in tones of white and gilt on a smoky ground of brown, pink and blue, accented with bands of brocade ground, height 47 cm

Tall Japanese Satsuma vase with blue ground, Meiji period…

Meiji Satsuma Blue Vase

Tall Japanese Satsuma vase with blue ground, Meiji period 1868-1912

Near pair of early Japanese Imari vases and covers circa 1720

Pair of Japanese Imari Vases, 1720

Near pair of early Japanese Imari vases and covers circa 1720

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase, Yamazaki Koyo (1890-1979),…

Turquoise Kyoyaki Vase by Yamazaki Koyo, Showa Era

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase, Yamazaki Koyo (1890-1979), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950s, the tall ovoid stoneware vase covered in a crackled turquoise blue glaze, with flowing abstract underglaze blue marks. Impressed two-character 'Koyo' mark to…

A Japanese Koransha studio vase, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Gilded Peonies Koransha Vase, Meiji Period

A Japanese Koransha studio vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890s, the baluster form vase decorated all over with finely gilded scrolling tree peonies, against an iron-red ground, with a finely enamelled border just above the footrim of lappets in…

A Japanese Seto Kawamoto studio vase, Kawamoto Masukichi I…

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…

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase by Gyokudo Tezuka I, Showa…

Kyoyaki Crane Vase by Gyokudo Tezuka I

A Japanese Kyoyaki studio vase by Gyokudo Tezuka I, Showa period, circa 1930-1950, the vase with inlaid and carved black and white slip decoration of cranes in flight to one side of the vase, the whole covered in an even pale blue-green celadon glaze.…

A Japanese Shinkai Kanzan studio vase, Shinkai Kanzan (1912-),…

Shinkai Kanzan Studio Stoneware Vase with Fish Motif

A Japanese Shinkai Kanzan studio vase, Shinkai Kanzan (1912-), circa 1950s, the vase of stoneware, decorated to the shoulder with three stylised fish incised into a white slip, covered in a clear greenish-blue glaze. With an impressed mark to the base and…

A pair of Imari style or Arita ware lidded baluster vases, with…

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

Two Satsuma wares a plate and a small vase, Meiji period, late…

Satsuma Plate and Vase with Warrior and Bijin Figures

Two Satsuma wares a plate and a small vase, Meiji period, late 19th century, with jinzan marks, the plate decorated with warrior figures engaged in a narrative in a landscape setting, and a baluster vase with a continuous design of bijin in decorated…

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases Mejij period (1868-1912)…

Japanese Satsuma Vases with Figurative Scenes

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases Mejij period (1868-1912) decorated in 2 panel cartouches depicting figurative scenes signed kukozo to the base of each Height 32 cm

Vase late 19th century, Japanese pottery exportware, Satsuma…

Satsuma Court Figure Vase, Late 19th Century

Vase late 19th century, Japanese pottery exportware, Satsuma decoration with court figures, diameter 30 cm, (a/f hairline 6 cm crack), (unmarked)

Early Japanese Satuma vase decorated with geisha girls in a…

Satsuma Geisha Vase, 12.5cm Height

Early Japanese Satuma vase decorated with geisha girls in a traditional scene, height 12.5 cm

Japanese porcelain cobalt blue vase decorated with hand painted…

Hand-painted Cobalt Blue Japanese Porcelain Vase with Village Scene

Japanese porcelain cobalt blue vase decorated with hand painted village scene and flowers at the reverse (artist seal)

Large Meiji period Satsuma vase decorated with chrysanthemum…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Chrysanthemum and Gilding

Large Meiji period Satsuma vase decorated with chrysanthemum flowers and gilding (seal to base)

Satsuma Japan ceramic bucket form vase traditional hand painted…

Hand-painted Satsuma ceramic bucket vase with handle

Satsuma Japan ceramic bucket form vase traditional hand painted decoration to bowl, with handle, height 15.5 cm.

Two various Satsuma Japan vases each with hand painted scenes…

Pair of Satsuma Japan Vases with Hand Painted Scenes

Two various Satsuma Japan vases each with hand painted scenes of Figures in a Garden, on cobalt blue ground, each signed in characters to base, height 10 cm and 13 cm.

Pair Satsuma Japan hand painted mantle vases each depicting…

Hand-painted Satsuma Japan Mantle Vases with Figures

Pair Satsuma Japan hand painted mantle vases each depicting figures in a hand painted scene on cobalt blue ground, dual handles to each, height 31 cm each.

Satsuma Japanese reticulated pottery vase by Ryozan, Meiji…

Ryozan Satsuma Vase, Meiji Period

Satsuma Japanese reticulated pottery vase by Ryozan, Meiji period, 15.5 cm high

Japanese Satsuma export ware vase, English porcelain ginger jar…

Japanese Satsuma Vase & English Porcelain Ginger Jar Set

Japanese Satsuma export ware vase, English porcelain ginger jar and bowl, early to mid 20th century, the vase 37 cm high

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.

A large Japanese Imari porcelain vase, ovoid shape with flaring…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Figures and Brocade Patterns

A large Japanese Imari porcelain vase, ovoid shape with flaring neck, decorated with panels of figures in landscapes and a ground of brocade and sand patterns in typical colours, height 48.5 cm.

Pair of antique Imari lidded vases, fluted tapering design,…

Antique Imari Fluted Lidded Vases, 39 cm Height (Pair)

Pair of antique Imari lidded vases, fluted tapering design, each approx 39 cm high, (2)

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

A fine pair of Japanese square Satsuma vases, painted with…

Japanese Satsuma Vases with Bamboo and Brocade Design

A fine pair of Japanese square Satsuma vases, painted with bamboo on the body & a brocade band on the shoulder, Satsuma Mon to base, height 12.5 cm

A tall Japanese studio pottery bottle vase, with an unctuous…

Japanese crackle glaze studio pottery vase, 38cm height

A tall Japanese studio pottery bottle vase, with an unctuous controlled crackle glaze, height 38 cm

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei studio Pottery vase, Sakuma Totaro…

Japanese Mingei Pottery Vase by Sakuma Totaro

A Japanese Mashiko Mingei studio Pottery vase, Sakuma Totaro (1900-1976), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950S, a generously potted stoneware vase featuring an ame-yu (caramel) glaze ground with tetsu-yu (iron) and kaki-yu (persimmon) gestural designs…

A Japanese studio pottery vase, Hariki Kenma (1927-), Showa…

Hariki Kenma Copper Glaze Studio Pottery Vase

A Japanese studio pottery vase, Hariki Kenma (1927-), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950S/60S, the globular stoneware vase covered in an uneven copper glaze, showing multiple effects including flambe and bright copper red. Impressed two character mark…