Fine Japanese Porcelain Pumpkin Gourd Shape Painted and Lacquered Large Vase

The Lingam is one of the oldest religious symbols of civilization. It was recognized as far back as the ancient Indus valley civilization for its healing power. This power came to be...

Antique Southeast Asian, possibly Thai or Vietnamese, celadon ceramic charger with a crackled glaze.

The queen mother of the west is cast in a seated position with her hands held before her chest holding a "gui". She is dressed in long-sleeved robes. Her face is framed by an elabora...

Fine large pair of polychrome glazed "Famille Jaune et Verte" porcelain foo dogs, one female with pup the other male with front paw resting on pierced ball, decorated in overglaze en...

A fine antique Japanese porcelain vase. In the Imari style. In a gourd-shaped form with elongated neck. With painted lotus flower decoration to the body and painted floral and geo...

A Japanese Satsuma gourd vase, Meiji period Of slender gourd form and decorated with figures in a rocky landscape beneath a complex border. Condition Overall Condition1 small ch...

This porcelain double gourd vase is a wonderful decorative object realized by a Japanese artist during the Edo period in the early 19th century. Painted with polychrome enamels, it shows on the body a bottom with alveoli on which Stand circular reserves decorated with real and fantastic animals seems to reproduce the zodiac signs. Furthermore, the original blanket is decorated with small sloping triangles and three bands with geometric and floral decorations. At the center of the base "Kutani Fuku" the relief mark. Provenance: Sotheby's Auction, Olympia London, April 23, 2002, lot 254; Private collection, Milan. Certainly, it is a sophisticated piece, with a singular Silhouette, a vase of good luck to propitiate a good year...

This rare and unusual gourd-shaped miniature Satsuma porcelain cabinet vase is a remarkable example of Meiji-era craftsmanship. Though unsigned, the ...