Japanese Early Meiji Imari Decorated Porcelain Vase, 19th Century

A large and impressive fine quality 19th century Imari vase, with hand painted classical floral motif and inset panels painting of playful Foo Dogs. Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c...

A remarkable hand painted Japanese porcelain Imari vase. Classic iron red and cobalt blue on a white porcelain background. Elegant Japanese figures painted all around the center port...

Hand decorated Japanese Meiji period porcelain bowl. The interior hand painted scene depicts three birds sitting on the limb of a tree. The reverse is hand painted with underglaze bl...

An ideal decoration for a stylish hallway, this Japanese Imari porcelain umbrella stand dates from the end of the 19th century. Known for its colourful decorative style, Imari porcelain features vivid hand-painted designs in bright shades of cobalt blue, red, gold and black and this unfussy but elegant cylindrical vase is a prime example. Also typical of the style is its busy motif of wise elders deep in conversation in a landscape, surrounded by radiant cherry blossoms and peonies, bamboo stems and pendulous willow boughs...

A rare Japanese late 17th-early 18th century Imari vase of beaker-type, porcelain of elongated ovoid shape with flaring neck, painted in the Im...

Very beautiful baluster-shaped ribbed vase in Japanese porcelain decorated with birds and flowers, in cobalt blue, iron red and white colors. Two sides of the vase are decorated with...

A fine and charming set of three hand-painted Imari porcelain bowls, dating to the late Edo to early Meiji period (19th century). Each bowl features traditional underglaze blue and o...

This exceptional Japanese Imari bowl dates to the early 19th century and exemplifies the high quality craftsmanship for which Imari wares are renowned. The bowl features a graceful s...

Very pretty Japanese porcelain vase enhanced with lacquer. This beautiful vase with a swollen body, called Tianqiuping, is decorated extensively with a thousand flowers in reserve in...

A striking blue and white vase from the studio of Japanese Potter Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama circa 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. Of a relatively large size, this vase is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting). As a result, the bamboos appear took on a three-dimensional quality as if appearing in a mist. Known as one of the most creative ceramists, circa 1887, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze. New colors allowed him to create underglaze design that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama Taikan...