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 reticulated Satsuma earthenware covered jar, Meiji period,…

Meiji Period Reticulated Satsuma Earthenware Covered Jar, 12 cm High

A reticulated Satsuma earthenware covered jar, Meiji period, the sides and cover with cell diaper work, on three feet, rubbed mark to base, 12 cm high

A large antique gilt bronze-mounted Arita porcelain jar, 18th…

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…

Japanese Meiji period Kyo-Satsuma circular lidded jar & cover,…

Meiji Period Kyo-Satsuma Chrysanthemum Lidded Jar with Gilt Signature

Japanese Meiji period Kyo-Satsuma circular lidded jar & cover, decorated with chrysanthemums, makers signature in gilt on red

A Satsuma lidded jar, finely decorated with cartouche of geisha…

Geisha Cartouche: Satsuma Lidded Jar with Floral and Butterfly Motifs

A Satsuma lidded jar, finely decorated with cartouche of geisha at the rivers edge with flowers foliage and butterflies. 12 cm

Japanese Satsuma tea caddy, lidded jar with hand painted…

Japanese Satsuma Tea Caddy with Immortals and Dancing Samurai

Japanese Satsuma tea caddy, lidded jar with hand painted windows depicting immortals amongst mountain scene to one side and dancing samurai and ladies to other, date mark to base, height 17 cm

Satsuma pagoda form jar and cover, the faceted body decorated…

Satsuma Pagoda Jar: Court Scenes on Cobalt Ground, Kusube Marked

Satsuma pagoda form jar and cover, the faceted body decorated with scenes depicting court figures in various scenes, on a cobalt ground with gilt accents, a/f (repairs), marked Kusube to base, height 17 cm

A Japanese Sumidagawa lidded jar, the lid with a seated arhat…

Sumidagawa Arhat Lidded Jar

A Japanese Sumidagawa lidded jar, the lid with a seated arhat rendered in high relief. The jar decorated with an arhat receiving offerings, Sumidagawa was made for export to the West and is usually heavy and covered with figures in relief. This distinct…

Two Japanese Kutani wares, 19th/20th century, comprising a dish…

Japanese Kutani Dish and Covered Jar

Two Japanese Kutani wares, 19th/20th century, comprising a dish painted with maidens within a gilt and iron-red border, and a covered jar decorated with rows of Lohan, the dish 29.8 cm diameter

A Japanese Seto tea storage jar, 'Cha-Tsubo'; Edo period…

Edo Period Seto Tea Storage Jar

A Japanese Seto tea storage jar, 'Cha-Tsubo'; Edo period (1603-1868), circa 17th/18th century; of ovoid form decorated with incised horizontal lines around the shoulder and iron glazed vertical drips from the neck down the body, the whole with an aged…

A Japanese Imari large baluster lidded jar traditional…

Japanese Imari Baluster Jar with Geisha & Rosettes

A Japanese Imari large baluster lidded jar traditional decoration including geisha in panels, the field with rosettes of various trellis and wave forms. Mid/late 20th century.

Two Japanese blue and white ovoid jars, one decorated with…

Japanese Blue and White Ovoid Jars with Peonies and Geometric Motifs

Two Japanese blue and white ovoid jars, one decorated with peonies and stylised foliage, the other with geometric motifs and mon. Height 25 cm. Provenance: Contents of Swanton, Sutton Forest

Satsuma Japanese ceramic lidded jar with unusual minimalist…

Satsuma ceramic lidded jar with minimalist gilt decoration

Satsuma Japanese ceramic lidded jar with unusual minimalist gilt decoration, Meiji period, Kinkozan mark, 9 cm high, 10 cm wide

A large Japanese Hokuriku Ware storage jar, Heian (794-1185) or…

Japanese Hokuriku Ware Storage Jar, Heian/Kamakura Period

A large Japanese Hokuriku Ware storage jar, Heian (794-1185) or Kamakura period (1192-1333), Generously potted in globular form with four ears to the shoulder, and a gently flaring mouth, 44 cm high, 36 cm diameter.

A 19th century Chinese Canton famille rose teapot, a Chinese…

Asian Teapot, Jar, Cup & Saucer Set

A 19th century Chinese Canton famille rose teapot, a Chinese famille rose jar (Qianlong Nian Zhi mark), Japanese cup and saucer, height 11 cm, diameter 8.5 cm, height 9.5 cm, diameter 10 cm, height 2.5 cm, diameter 7 cm, height 2.5 cm, diameter 9 cm

Small collection of Japanese Satsuma Ware comprising, a…

Japanese Satsuma Ware Collection

Small collection of Japanese Satsuma Ware comprising, a circular lidded jar and cover decorated with a river landscape, small 2 handled koro decorated with wisteria (chip to one foot) small vase decorated with bird and blossom, signed, 8 coffee cans and…

Vintage Satsuma lidded jar crazed, 9.5 cm diameter

Vintage Satsuma Crazed Lidded Jar - 9.5cm

Vintage Satsuma lidded jar crazed, 9.5 cm diameter

Satsuma porcelain jar and cover, with domed cover with…

Satsuma Porcelain Jar with Seated Figures

Satsuma porcelain jar and cover, with domed cover with spherical finial, above a globular body, decorated with frieze of seated figures in scenes of daily life, with geometric borders, raised on three pointed feet, a/f, mark to base, height 7 cm

A Japanese Bizen studio pottery cylindrical lidded jar,…

Bizen Studio Pottery Cylindrical Lidded Jar

A Japanese Bizen studio pottery cylindrical lidded jar, throwing marks evident to side, incised calligraphy, the flat lid with lug handle. Height 23.5 cm.

A Japanese porcelain ginger jar, ovoid with a domed lid and…

Japanese Imari Ginger Jar with Underglaze Blue and Gilt

A Japanese porcelain ginger jar, ovoid with a domed lid and gilded finial, decorated with underglaze blue diaper designs, stiff leaf borders, and Imari designs in iron red, green, lemon and blue colours upon a white ground, unidentified bordered teal mark…

Japanese Shigaraki Ware, jar, woodfired stoneware, incised…

Japanese Shigaraki Ware Woodfired Stoneware Jar

Japanese Shigaraki Ware, jar, woodfired stoneware, incised unidentified potter's mark to the base, height 20 cm. Provenance: Private collection

Large Satsuma Meiji period Tri-Handled jar, of bulbous form…

Meiji Satsuma Tri-Handled Jar with Immortals & Dolphins

Large Satsuma Meiji period Tri-Handled jar, of bulbous form with a cylindrical neck flanked by three gilt dolphin handles, the body decorated continuously with immortals in an outdoor setting, accented with floral and geometric borders with gilt, mark to…

Japanese ceramic water jars and bowls, some boxed, (7 items),…

Japanese Ceramic Water Jars and Bowls Set

Japanese ceramic water jars and bowls, some boxed, (7 items), the largest 29 cm high

Japanese pottery vase in the form of a stone, and a lidded jar…

Japanese Pottery: Stone Vase and Blossom Jar

Japanese pottery vase in the form of a stone, and a lidded jar with blossom and calligraphy decoration, 18 cm and 25 cm high

Japanese baluster porcelain jar and cover, the domed cover set…

Japanese Porcelain Jar with Fan-Shaped Reserves and Figures

Japanese baluster porcelain jar and cover, the domed cover set with fan shaped reserves of characters, above a continuous scene of figures in village setting, in rich tones of of gilt and red, six character mark to base, height 18.5 cm. Provenance: The…

A Japanese Shigaraki Ko Tsubo, Edo period (1603-1868), circa…

Edo Period Shigaraki Ko Tsubo Stoneware Jar

A Japanese Shigaraki Ko Tsubo, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 17th century, the ovoid stoneware jar with beautiful wabi kiln affects including feldspathic white spots, bubbling and blow-outs, the jar slightly uneven with concreted kiln waste to one part of…

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

Satsuma jar and cover, with finial above domed cover and…

Colorful Satsuma Jar with Floral Design and Character Marks

Satsuma jar and cover, with finial above domed cover and meiping shaped body, with heavy ground of flowers in bright tones of red, green, pink and blue on gilt ground, character marks to foot, height 14 cm

A Japanese enamelled Kyoyaki tea bowl, Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Meiji…

Enamelled Kyoyaki Tea Bowl with Shojo and Sake

A Japanese enamelled Kyoyaki tea bowl, Kiyomizu, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912), the stoneware teabowl of typical Kyoyaki type with pale body and crackled straw coloured glaze, with enamel painting and gilding depicting a 'Shojo' drinking sake with a…

A pair of Japanese Kutani two handled lidded jars both…

Japanese Kutani Two Handled Lidded Jars with Bird and Figure Decor

A pair of Japanese Kutani two handled lidded jars both decorated in iron red and gilt with images of birds and figure groups, one with two butterfly wing form handles, tripod base and dog finial one with 2 character mark to base, the other with 3…

A pair of Satsuma lidded jars, one with inner lid, height 12.5…

Satsuma lidded jars, 12.5cm height, pair

A pair of Satsuma lidded jars, one with inner lid, height 12.5 cm.

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 Ko Tamba Tsubo, Edo period (1603-1868), early 17th…

Early Edo Ko Tamba Tsubo with Keishiki Scenery

A Japanese Ko Tamba Tsubo, Edo period (1603-1868), early 17th century, potted in elegant ovoid form, with a Keishiki scenery (splash of ash glaze) to one side, and a good selection of other desirable scenic features appreciated in wabi tea aesthetic…

Japanese Arita, Satsuma and Kutani tea bowls, cups, dishes, and…

Japanese Ceramic Collection with Minor Damage

Japanese Arita, Satsuma and Kutani tea bowls, cups, dishes, and a square covered jar [8] condition: a small chip to the rim of the vase, height 2.5 cm - 11 cm, diameter 5 - 18 cm

A Satsuma ginger jar with lid depicting grasses and flowers on…

Satsuma Ginger Jar with Floral Design and Crackle Glaze

A Satsuma ginger jar with lid depicting grasses and flowers on a glazed crackled ground. With Satsuma mon to the base, height 18.5 cm

A large Japanese Imari temple jar with birds and floral…

Japanese Imari Temple Jar with Birds and Floral Medallions

A large Japanese Imari temple jar with birds and floral medallion design, in a fabulous array of colours, this jar has a palette of blue ocean tone all on a white ground, underglazed with red and green. The temple jar is in a tapering baluster form and…

Kishino Kan (Japanese, b.1975), large Yakishime jar, c. 2010,…

Flowing Ash Yakishime Jar by Kishino Kan

Kishino Kan (Japanese, b.1975), large Yakishime jar, c. 2010, wood fired stoneware with flowing ash glaze, height 48 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Robert Yellin Yakimono gallery, Kyoto, 2018

Large 19th century Japanese Bizen ware storage jar. Wabi sabi…

19th Century Bizen Ware Storage Jar

Large 19th century Japanese Bizen ware storage jar. Wabi sabi form with red highlighted glaze, height 30 cm

Japanese Satsuma bowl and lidded jar 16.5 cm, and 8 cm, diameter

Japanese Satsuma Bowl and Lidded Jar Set

Japanese Satsuma bowl and lidded jar 16.5 cm, and 8 cm, diameter

A stoneware lidded jar, a water pot for tea ceremony, incised…

A stoneware lidded jar, a water pot for tea ceremony, incised Maker's mark to base, Japan, Showa period, 20th century the burnt rust body with splashed green glaze on one side, applied handles and knop, height 18 cm, diameter 17 cm

Japanese novelty tobacco jar. Terracotta humidor in the form of…

Japanese Oni Devil Tobacco Jar

Japanese novelty tobacco jar. Terracotta humidor in the form of a Japanese 'Oni' (devil). Several minor chips to lid and rim, height 17 cm

A celadon craquelure glaze blossom jar by Ino Kiyoshi…

Celadon Blossom Jar by Ino Kiyoshi

A celadon craquelure glaze blossom jar by Ino Kiyoshi (Japanese/Australian), circa 1981 27 cm high

A pair of Japanese blue and white lidded caddy jars, the ovoid…

Japanese Blue and White Landscape Caddy Jars with Lids

A pair of Japanese blue and white lidded caddy jars, the ovoid jars with narrow cylindrical covers scattered with landscape and patterned mons throughout, unglazed to the bases, height 16.5 cm

Japanese Kutani porcelain jar and cover, of baluster form, the…

Kutani Porcelain Jar with Seated Figure and Quails

Japanese Kutani porcelain jar and cover, of baluster form, the cover set with seated figure, decorated with quails amongst flowers on brocade ground, on circular foot, six character mark to base, a/f, height 26 cm

A vintage Japanese large lidded red ground Satsuma jar on stand,…

Japanese Satsuma Jar with Blossom, Bamboo, and Children Figures

A vintage Japanese large lidded red ground Satsuma jar on stand, panels of blossom and bamboo on a ground decorated with multiple children figures, conforming stand and lid with shishi finial. Height 84 cm

A Satsuma jar and cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with…

Satsuma Jar with Birds and Flowers

A Satsuma jar and cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with birds and flowers, signed under the base, with wooden stand. Height 18 cm

An Satsuma millefiori decorated jar and cover, inverse baluster…

Satsuma Millefiori Jar with Floral Decorations

An Satsuma millefiori decorated jar and cover, inverse baluster shape with domed cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a profusion of flowers. Signature mark under base, with wooden stand. Height 23.5 cm

Japanese Satsuma jar and cover of baluster form, decorated with…

Satsuma Jar with Birds and Flowers

Japanese Satsuma jar and cover of baluster form, decorated with birds and flowers, in tones of red, green, pink and gilt, seal mark to base, height 23 cm

Miniature Japanese Satsuma lidded potpourri jar, finely…

Japanese Satsuma Potpourri Jar with Fine Decoration and Signature

Miniature Japanese Satsuma lidded potpourri jar, finely decorated and signed

Pair of Japanese Imari jars and covers, set with cylindrical…

Japanese Imari Bird and Floral Jars

Pair of Japanese Imari jars and covers, set with cylindrical covers, above a lobed tapering body, decorated with birds in flight surrounded by floral motifs, height 11 cm

A Satsuma millefleur covered jar and a miniature vase, Meiji…

Satsuma Millefleur Jar and Miniature Vase, Meiji Period

A Satsuma millefleur covered jar and a miniature vase, Meiji period, 7 cm high

Satsuma covered jar, gold finish decorations, with motif of…

Satsuma Covered Jar with Pheasant and Bamboo Motif

Satsuma covered jar, gold finish decorations, with motif of pheasant amongst bamboo, signed to base, height 14 cm

Satsuma Koro jar, wisteria decoration with gold finish, on a…

Gold Wisteria Satsuma Koro Jar on Tripod Base

Satsuma Koro jar, wisteria decoration with gold finish, on a tripod base, signed to base, height 7 cm

Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, decorated with pheasant among…

Japanese Satsuma Pheasant Lidded Jar

Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, decorated with pheasant among foliage. Red character mark to base. Height 24 cm (total).

Good Japanese Imari lidded jar, Meiji period, height 34 cm

Meiji Imari Lidded Jar, 34cm Height

Good Japanese Imari lidded jar, Meiji period, height 34 cm

Japanese ceramic jar and cover, in the formn of a basket, set…

Japanese Ceramic Basket Jar with Figural Finial and Insect Motif

Japanese ceramic jar and cover, in the formn of a basket, set with afigural finial, the body decorated with insects and flowers, height 16 cm

A Sumida-gawa lidded jar, modelled as a crouching grotesque…

Sumida-gawa Grotesque Lidded Jar with Child Finial

A Sumida-gawa lidded jar, modelled as a crouching grotesque figure, a young child clambering over his cap forms finial of the lid. Height 16.5 cm

Japanese Satsuma 1000 faces lidded jar, with foo dog finial to…

Japanese Satsuma Lidded Jar with Foo Dog Finial

Japanese Satsuma 1000 faces lidded jar, with foo dog finial to lid (some losses) mask ring handles to sides, 13.5 cm high approx

Monumental Japanese blue and white covered jar, Meiji period,…

Japanese Blue and White Covered Jar, Meiji Period

Monumental Japanese blue and white covered jar, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, of hexagonal baluster form, decorated with mountainous landscape scenes within stylised borders, the cover embellished with flowers and geometric motifs, minor restoration to…

Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, with hand painted decoration, 11…

Hand-painted Satsuma Lidded Jar, 11cm Diameter

Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, with hand painted decoration, 11 cm diameter approx

A Japanese earthenware Satsuma lidded jar, 20th century,…

Satsuma Wisteria Lidded Jar with Birds and Gilt Accents

A Japanese earthenware Satsuma lidded jar, 20th century, featuring a continuous flowering wisteria pattern with long tailed birds on a riverbank with gilt accents. Red and gilt mark to base. Height 15 cm

A Japanese Meiji period Sumida Gawa thick glazed tobacco jar,…

Sumida Gawa Tobacco Jar with Old Man and Karako

A Japanese Meiji period Sumida Gawa thick glazed tobacco jar, designed as an old man in Daruma style pose, the lid surmounted with a young boy (karako). Ryosai family seal mark

A large 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jar, fluted ovoid…

19th Century Japanese Imari Fluted Lidded Jar

A large 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jar, fluted ovoid shape with conforming fluted dome lid with cupola finial, profusely decorated with flowers, brocade and ribbons in typical iron red, cobalt and gilt. On wooden stand. Finial restored. Height 62…

Early Japanese Satsuma lidded jar decorated with butterflies…

Japanese Satsuma Jar with Butterfly and Flower Design

Early Japanese Satsuma lidded jar decorated with butterflies and flowers, mark to base, height 19 cm approx

A Japanese white crackle glaze globular lidded jar with…

Japanese Fish Jar with White Crackle Glaze

A Japanese white crackle glaze globular lidded jar with underglazed blue fish decoration, 20th century, 32 cm high. Provenance: The collection of Barry and Jeanne Little

A rare Japanese Arita tea caddy (Chaire) and cover, Edo period…

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…

An oriental crackle glaze Japanese ginger jar on stand. 36 cm…

Crackled Glaze Japanese Ginger Jar on Stand

An oriental crackle glaze Japanese ginger jar on stand. 36 cm high

A Satsuma Sake jar, decorated with gilt highlights, marked to…

Gilt Highlighted Satsuma Sake Jar - 17cm

A Satsuma Sake jar, decorated with gilt highlights, marked to base. Height 17 cm

A Japanese Kyoto ware tea jar, 19th century, finely decorated…

Kyoto Ware Tea Jar with Floral Decoration and Metal Mounts

A Japanese Kyoto ware tea jar, 19th century, finely decorated with flowering shrubs between a paulonia leaf border at the top and a wide stylized floral band below, with metal mounted rim and metal cover, 17 cm high

A 19th century Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, Meiji period, the…

Meiji Satsuma Jar with Flora, Butterflies & Entertainment Scenes

A 19th century Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, Meiji period, the four sided jar featuring various flora, butterflies and entertainment scenes, signed, 6 x 6 x 9 cm.

Good Japanese lidded Satsuma jar on a wooden base, 31 cm high

Lidded Satsuma Jar on Wooden Base - 31cm High

Good Japanese lidded Satsuma jar on a wooden base, 31 cm high

Satsuma covered jar surrounded by a landscape scene with two…

Satsuma Landscape Covered Jar with Bijin and Pagoda Scenes

Satsuma covered jar surrounded by a landscape scene with two painted panels, one depicting bijin, the other with a pagoda lake scene, both surrounded by chrysanthemum. Condition good, minor wear to the base. Height 11.5 cm

Pair of Japanese Satsuma lidded jars 17.5 cm high approx.

Japanese Satsuma Lidded Jars - Pair

Pair of Japanese Satsuma lidded jars 17.5 cm high approx.

A Japanese Satsuma jar, Meiji period (1868-1912), well…

Japanese Satsuma Jar with Swallows and Chrysanthemums

A Japanese Satsuma jar, Meiji period (1868-1912), well decorated in soft enamels, a raised wired enamel with swallows and flowering chrysanthemums brushes, a stylized band decorated below the neck, signed two characters gilt mark 'Meizan'. 15 cm high .…

A Japanese Satsuma ovoid water jar and cover, Meiji Period…

Japanese Satsuma Water Jar with Medallion Design

A Japanese Satsuma ovoid water jar and cover, Meiji Period (1868-1912), decorated with stylized medallions in gilt and enamels inscribed on the base: 'Dai Nihon Satuma yaki, Hyokoseki ga'. 22.5 cm high. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Henry Cyril Adams

Antique Kutani porcelain ginger jar signed with panel of ladies…

Kutani Porcelain Ginger Jar with Ladies and Birds

Antique Kutani porcelain ginger jar signed with panel of ladies in garden and birds 12.6 cm high

Japanese black ground Satsuma lidded jar with gilded Foo dog to…

Gilded Satsuma Foo Dog Lidded Jar

Japanese black ground Satsuma lidded jar with gilded Foo dog to top

A pair of Satsuma earthenware jars and covers, ovoid shape,…

Satsuma Flower Jars with Gilt Decoration

A pair of Satsuma earthenware jars and covers, ovoid shape, decorated in enamels and gilt with a profusion of flowers. Signed under the base. Height 14.5 cm

A covered Satsuma jar, Taisho period, 1912-1926, signed,…

Satsuma Jar with Thousand Flower Motif

A covered Satsuma jar, Taisho period, 1912-1926, signed, possibly Shizan, with Satsuma mon, the oviform tapering jar having a domed lid with gilt finial, decorated throughout with a 'Thousand' flower motif, and depicting depicting chrysanthemum, peony and…

Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963) [attrib.], blue and white…

Blue and White Porcelain Jar with Floral Design

Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963) [attrib.], blue and white porcelain lidded jar, with floral design, painted signature to the base, wood box. Diameter 12 cm. Provenance: collection of John & Marguerite Scott; by repute, given to John and Marguerite Scott by…

Japanese Satsuma jar, Meiji period, with bamboo shaped handle,…

Butterfly and Kiku Satsuma Jar with Bamboo Handle

Japanese Satsuma jar, Meiji period, with bamboo shaped handle, decorated with butterflies amongst kiku sprays and other flowers, signed Kinkozan. Height 25 cm

Large Japanese Imari jar and cover the lid with conical finial…

Japanese Imari Jar with Conical Finial on Stand

Large Japanese Imari jar and cover the lid with conical finial (restored) tradtional painted design in deep red and blue on ebonised hardwood stand

Good Kutani lidded jar, 35 cm tall. Signed to base and old…

Signed Kutani Lidded Jar, 35cm Tall

Good Kutani lidded jar, 35 cm tall. Signed to base and old label remnants

Large antique Japanese platter painted with cranes, blue &…

Antique Asian Decor Collection

Large antique Japanese platter painted with cranes, blue & white Turkish jar, oriental ball vase etc

A large Japanese studio porcelain ovoid jar, early 20th century,…

Japanese Iris Pond Porcelain Jar

A large Japanese studio porcelain ovoid jar, early 20th century, decorated with flowering iris in a pond, three character mark Genroku Sei, 45 cm high

A rare Satsuma ovoid jar, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, decorated…

Meiji Satsuma Jar with Gilt and Enamel Design

A rare Satsuma ovoid jar, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, decorated with a raised gilt and enamel design between two gilt textile-style bands, all on a glossy olive to emerald green glaze, signed Kinkozan Zo within a gourd (incorporated in the decoration), 9 cm…

A rare miniature Satsuma four piece tea set, Meiji Period,…

Miniature Satsuma Tea Set, Meiji Period, Seikozan Zo Signed

A rare miniature Satsuma four piece tea set, Meiji Period, 1868-1912, comprising a teapot, ewer, jar and cover and tea cup and saucer, each piece finely decorated, signed Seikozan Zo, 5.7 cm highest, saucer 8.9 cm diameter. Provenance: From the collection…

Japanese decorative Imari lidded jar, approx 25 cm high

Imari Jar with Lid (25cm)

Japanese decorative Imari lidded jar, approx 25 cm high

A Satsuma bell-shaped jar and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Meiji Satsuma Jar with Children and Tea Ceremony Scenes

A Satsuma bell-shaped jar and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with panels depicting children playing, tea ceremony and landscape, signed, 9.5 cm high

Mitsuo Shoji (Japanese born, based in Australia since 1973),…

Blue Blossom Jar by Mitsuo Shoji

Mitsuo Shoji (Japanese born, based in Australia since 1973), blossom jar, blue glazed stoneware. Height 36 cm

Small Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, signed Hankinzan, Meiji…

Meiji Satsuma Jar with Butterfly and Figural Design

Small Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, signed Hankinzan, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely painted with ?the thousand butterflies? design and two figural panels. Height 8.5 cm

A Japanese stoneware Ikebana vase in the form of a water jar.…

Japanese Stoneware Ikebana Water Jar Vase

A Japanese stoneware Ikebana vase in the form of a water jar. 29 cm high

Pair of good Japanese Kutani ginger jars with outer covers and…

Antique Kutani Ginger Jars with Covers and Lids

Pair of good Japanese Kutani ginger jars with outer covers and internal lids, c: 1890, 18 cm high approx.

A Japanese Kutani porcelain ginger jar and cover Meiji period…

Meiji Kutani Porcelain Ginger Jar with Bird and Foliage Decor

A Japanese Kutani porcelain ginger jar and cover Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with birds and foliage on carved wooden stand signed character marks to base note with original jar insert. Height 21 cm (without base)

A Japanese Sumida Gawa lidded jar in the form of a crouching…

Sumida Gawa Monkey Lid Jar

A Japanese Sumida Gawa lidded jar in the form of a crouching man, the lid with a monkey as the handle, in traditional red, green and brown colourway, signature plaque to back. Height 18 cm

A Japanese Sumida Gawa lidded jar in the form of a crouching…

Japanese Sumida Gawa Crouching Man Lidded Jar

A Japanese Sumida Gawa lidded jar in the form of a crouching man, the lid with an elderly gent at the handle in traditional red, green and brown colourway, signature plaque to back. Height 18 cm

Top quality antique Japanese porcelain perfume lamp with gilded…

Antique Japanese Porcelain Perfume Lamp with Ormolu Mounts

Top quality antique Japanese porcelain perfume lamp with gilded bronze ormolu mounts, wired for electricity, and decorated with a green dragon and phoenix on a bright yellow ground. Early 20th century. Good condition. Needs new bulb plus internal clean…