1930's Japanese White Glaze Incised Porcelain Teapot with Fish Mokubei Style Marked "Aoki Mokubei"
It is 8 inches (20.5 cm) tall by 6.3 inches (16 cm) wide. It is 1.5 Lb.
It has glaze crazing, firing cracks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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An unusual and interesting polychrome enameled studio porcelain mug signed by the Japanese artist - Fukako Sei. Decoration borrows from traditional Nabeshima and Kakiemon iro-e examples with blue underglaze partial decoration filled in with red, yellow-green, turquoise and magenta enamel depicting prunus and peonies (Spring flora.) The mug with a slight taper toward the rim and a loop handle. I am, being both a coffee drinker and a ceramics collector, tempted to keep this...
White and blue porcelain incense burner. The boat is led by a young boy. The decoration of birds, flowers and waves is painted in cobalt blue hight-fired under glassure. No mark, Japanese Kyushu kilns work probably from Mikawachi (Hirado kilns, late 19th century.Meiji.
Length.375mm. Good condition, some slight fired defects.
An identical model but without the boatman (missing or broken?) is housed at the Los Angeles Museum (L.A.C.M.A).
1930's Japanese Kutani Porcelain Pekingese Dog Playing Ball
It is 8.5 inches (21.6 cm) tall by 8.1 inches (20.6 cm) wide. It is 4.9 Lb.
It has rubbing of paints, skip glazes, firing hairline cracks, dark spots, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Two rare small Japanese porcelain sleeping cats. The smaller cat measures 1 7/8" long, and I believe that it is the smallest cat that was included in a set of several cats of various sizes. The other cat is rare because it curls to the right (almost all cats curl to the left.) Both cats are from the Kutani kiln, and their condition is perfect. The smallest cat has the "made in Japan" mark. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.
A hexagonal faceted gourd shaped vase decorated in a style not often found in traditional Kutani ware, but more so in traditional Japanese kinrande style porcelains. The vase is decorated in auspicious motifs. The top area of the gourd contains stylized characters of the word, "eternal longevity".Age: Showa Period Size: Diameter 7" Height 11.5"
Pair of 1930's Japanese Blue & White Seto Kato Porcelain Vase with Flower & Bird Marked
Each vase is 5.9 inches (15.1 cm) tall by 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) wide. Total weight is 1.1 Lb.
They have minor stains and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1930's Japanese Hand Painted Enamel on Porcelain Vase with Cherry Blossom Marked
It is 10.25 inches (26.1 cm) tall by 3.75 inches (9.6 cm) wide. It is 1.7 Lb.
It has rubbing of gold and paint, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Old Japanese Ceramic Okimono Boy & Water Buffalo by Ito Tozan - AS IS
It is 4.3 inches (11 cm) tall by 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide. It is 1.6 lb.
It has repairs at the horn and feet, and surface wears (as seen in the photos).
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Japanese Kutani Porcelain Plate, Ca. 1930, 8 1/2" diameter, with orange red overglaze design of pair of birds in the lake and highlighted in brilliant gold decoration, red mark on the bottom. The condition is good, some gilt decorations are worn on some areas, no damages.
Japanese Porcelain underglaze Blue and White Peony flower design Tokkuri, Sake Bottle, 1930's, 8" high, 4 1/2" diameter-bottom rim, 1 1/2" diameter-top rim with overlap top, about 3" long stained hairline on one side.
1930's Japanese Kutani Sleeping Cat Neko Marked "Japan"
It is 9.75 inches (25 cm) tall by 7.6 inches (19.3 cm) wide. It is 3.5 lb.
It has a chip at one ear and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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One Japanese blue and white porcelain dish. Shonsui style decoration in roundels of birds in branches with berries and of peonies, all centered by geometric decoration along the inside of the foliate rim. The back with similar decoration of roudels, blue and white band decoration above the foot rim centering a four character mark within a blue ring. Good condition. Diameter, 7 1/2 inches. Ca 1900/early 20th century...
Large Old Japanese Black Kutani Sleeping Cat
He is 12 inches in length by 8 inches wide and 5 inches tall.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except his back side has uneven glaze (as seen in the photos).
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This later, stoutly potted porcelain hexagonal Ao-Kutani censer may be Meiji or as late as Taisho era. But the six biscuit panels with relief depictions of sages are noteworthy each with an associated animal from Chinese lore. Green yellow and red enameled decoration of blossoms and clouds. The cover with Shishi also in blue and aubergine (cover only fits one way.) Rims with chocolate brown glaze. All raised on six shaped feet. The bottom also unglazed biscuit...
Charming set of 5 small porcelain Kutani ware plates, two with black and gold rims and scenes of birds and flowers, three with black, gold and orange rims have scenes of noble man and attendant sitting by waterfall, mark of backs, circa 1930's.
Size: 5" high x 3 1/4" wide.
A large pair of decorative vases painted with a pattern of stylised peonies in underglaze blue and gilt set against an iron red ground. The vases are of compressed mallet shaped form with wasted body and flared mouth, a form used at the Fukugawa factory from the late 19th century onwards. Probably early 20th century in date.
The vases weigh respectively 2.152kg and 2.016kg and stand 29cmand 28.7cm high...
Old Japanese Nippon Coralene Handles Vase with Chrysanthemum Marked
It is 12.2 inches (31.1 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide...