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Item Ships From: Georgia
One of The Two Japanese Ceramic Vases Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two small nearly identical ceramic vases by Japanese Meiji imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1890-1900s. The vases were made in the form of jarlet with swelled shoulder...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Cut-Glass Vase or Ice Bucket with a Gilded Rim, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French cut-glass vase or ice bucket with a gilded rim, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Georgia Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
$416 Sale Price
57% Off
Collection of 20th Century Japanese and American Ceramics
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of seven Japanese and American ceramic vases, 20th century. The Japanese vases are seen along the back row in the first photo and all exhibit sculptural forms and have a w...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Buncheong Ware Tea Bowl Early Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean Buncheong stoneware tea bowl (chawan) from early Joseon Dynasty circa late 15th to early 16th century. The bowl with a short ring base is nearly entirely covered in a white slip except the base (known as sougusuri in Japanese, total glaze). Iron-colored scrolling vines were painted on with quick and deft brush strokes, rendering the bowl a vital and spontaneous appeal. It appears that the bowl was dipped in the white slip instead of being brushed on, observing from the slip pattern left on the rim of the bowl. The bowl shows significant age and evident of use for tea drinking. There are losses of glaze flakes throughout, along the rim and inside the bowl. The flake off the glaze left a dark spot on the rim, exposing the deep colored clay underneath. Inside the bowl, many of the glaze flakes appear more superficial and retains a yellowing color from the tea stains (known as amamori, rain leak). There is a historical crack line on the exterior (surface only) that result in associated small losses of glaze. It appears that the crack line was the result from the kiln firing and gradually the glaze around it started to reduce. The bowl comes with a later wrapping cloth and a wood tomobako box, but they are not original to the piece.
This particular type of Buncheong ware was associated with the Hakbong-ri kilns in the sacred Mount Gyeryong Mountains, west of Daejeon city in the Chungcheong province. During early Joseon Dynasty, the emperor decided to reject Buddhism to embrace the Confucianism. As a result, many monks were forced to abandon their religious life and returned to the secular society. The monks in Gyeryong mountains set up the kilns and started to produce this so called "Hakbong-ri" type of Buncheong ware. The production was shorted-lived for only a few decades from late 15th to early 16th century before it turned to porcelain, but the ware made during that period was noted for their fresh and enigmatic appeal with deft iron-paint decoration. Collectors cherish these rare pieces for their vitality and spontaneity often used them on important occasions of chado in Japan and passed down to generation.
For a similar bowl, see Catalog 52 illustrated on page 87 of the book "Korean Buncheong Ceramics...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Red White and Black Vase by Pippin Drysdale
By Pippin Drysdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
"An acclaimed International Artist and Master of Australian Craft, Pippin Drysdale's career as a ceramic artist spans 30 years. Her passion for the cra...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Early Unique Glazed and Sculpted Ceramic Vessel Mary and Edwin Scheier
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking stoneware ceramic vessel in the form of an African fang figure on basket by American potters Mary and Edwin Scheier (1908-2007;1910-2008) dated to 1959. Made ear...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Woven Ikebana Bamboo Basket Maeda Chikubosai I
By Maeda Chikubosai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall woven bamboo ikebana hanakago (flower basket) circa first half of the 20th century (Taisho or Showa era) by Japanese bamboo master Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950). Hand-woven w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Bamboo
Early Porcelain Underglaze Dragon Ewer by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain ewer with fine underglaze iron red, brown and blue decoration made by the legendary Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), this relatively rare piece is dated to circa Meiji 23rd to 26th year (1890-1893) based on the mark used on the base. This is the starting period when the artists departed from his high-relief and gold gilt period and started focusing on making porcelain pieces with underglaze paint and experimented new colors. The ewer form is also relatively rare in the artist's survived repertoire compared to other forms.
The piece takes its shape from the prototype Chinese...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase Royal Doulton Chang Ware
By Royal Doulton
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed ceramic vase in slender spindle form from the Chang Ware series by Royal Doulton (England, founded 1815) circa 1920-30s. The vase was decorated with thick and dripping glaze in rich mottled polychrome colors. The glaze shows overall irregular crackles, a signature characteristic of Chang Ware. The base is hand-marked "NOKE", Royal Doulton in rectangle and initial HN (for Harry Nixon).
Developed by Charles J. Noke (1858-1941), Doulton's Art Director, as part of his experimentation into Chinese flambé glazes during the 1920s. Fired at very high temperatures, they were introduced commercially by Doulton in 1925 in response to popular demand for eastern style ceramics. They were applied primarily by Harry Nixon (1886-1955). The name Chang Ware was used by Doulton in reference to the possibly mythical Song potter, Chang the Elder, although it bears little relationship to Song ceramics.
Category
1920s English Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Handled Vase by Robert Turner
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black glazed stoneware free form vase with handle by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913 - 2005) titled "Akan" and made in 1990. The vessel is one of the classic forms wi...
Category
1990s American Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Robin Egg Blue Glaze by Otto Heino
By Otto Heino
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase in the spindle form made by American studio potter Otto Heino (1915-2009) in the late year of his life in his studio in Ojai, California, 2002. Wheel thrown with inten...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$2,200 / item
Josh Copus Clay Vessel 2
Located in Atlanta, GA
Josh Copus is a ceramic artist and creative entrepreneur from Marshall, North Carolina, where he lives with his flower farmer wife Emily Copus. Josh is originally from Floyd County, ...
Category
2010s American Georgia Vases
Materials
Clay
$2,800
Fine Trumpet Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall ceramic satsuma ware vase in a rare slender trumpet form with very fine surface decoration by Japanese potter Taizan Yohei IX (1864-1922). The vase was dated to late Meiji period circa 1890-1900s.
The main motif and the focal point of the vase is the continuous panel that circumvents the entire mid-body, apparently a rendition of the Boy's Festival, known as "Tango no Sekku" in Japanese. The traditional festival is celebrated on May 5th of each year. Originated in Nara Period...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Green Vase With Ridges by Wilhelm Kåge
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) stands as a central figure in the history of 20th-century Swedish ceramic design. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Swedish modernism, Kåge played a crucial ro...
Category
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Japanese Bamboo Ikebana Basket Maeda Chikubosai I
By Maeda Chikubosai
Located in Atlanta, GA
An important woven bamboo ikebana basket circa first half of the 20th century (Taisho or Showa era) by Japanese bamboo master Maeda Chikubosai I (1872-1950). Chikubosai I was from th...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Georgia Vases
Materials
Bamboo
Large Murano Green Glass Vase Designed by Karl Springer, Signed
By Karl Springer
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful, vintage, large green Murano glass vase designed by Karl Springer in the 1980's. "Karl Springer" is etched on the bottom of the vase. The vase stands approximately 21 1...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Korean Caledon Vase Bottle with Kintsugi Repair Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic wide-mouthed bottle vase covered in green celadon glaze from Goryeo dynasty circa 11-12th century. The bottle vase with such a form (mouth with wide rim, long and slender neck, tall body with swelled shoulders that taper down toward the base) is known as "kwanggubyong" in Korean and developed from the prototype of bottles from united Silla kingdom. It was used for holding oil or liquid. Some of this type of vase take a plain form without much decoration other than glaze; Some feature basic geometrical lines, such as this one. Three concentric rings were featured along the neck and on the shoulder. Some with more carving on the body (see a vase in the collection of Brooklyn Musuem, 79.246.3) or a simple paint with iron glaze (See c.16-1930 in Fitzwilliam Musuem, Cambridge, UK).
The vase on offer is covered in a lovely green celadon glaze which exhibits fine even crackles throughout the surface. It has a slightly uneven base with the foot ring shaved by the potter. The surface is original with a nice mellow patina. There is a historical kintsugi repair on the mouth rim, with its gold vain...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Noir Grecian Vessel
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ode to contrast and quiet drama, the Noir Grecian Vessel by Maison Lamiè is a sculptural meditation on form, texture, and antiquity reimagined. Crafted by hand in 2025 using Maiso...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Clay, Plaster
Porceline Vase Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane For Rörstrand
By Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful blue / green vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920‑1990) for Röstrand Procelain Works
Stålhand started working for Rorstrand at the age of 18. Initially, he decorat...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Black Lotus Vase
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
This sculptural vase captures the quiet drama of contrast—light against shadow, stillness against movement. Inspired by the bloom of a lotus at night, its sweeping curves feel both a...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Clay, Plaster
$350
Fine Japanese Enameled Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan Meiji Period
By Kinkozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic satsuma ware vase with very fine surface decoration made by Kinkozan circa 1880-1900s of late Meiji Period. The vase is of an elegant and relatively rare form with a trumpet shape body and the so-called garlic neck and opening. The surface is exquisitely decorated in a floral scheme with gilt and a light jewel-tone enamel. The top part showcases large bundles of wisteria blossom in white and purple, cascading down from a gilt wood trellis...
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Green Vase With Small Leaves by Wilhelm Kåge
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) stands as a central figure in the history of 20th-century Swedish ceramic design. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Swedish modernism, Kåge played a crucial ro...
Category
1950s Swedish Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Scale Sculptural Ceramic Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale sculptural ceramic vase, believed to be American, circa 1960s. It is signed with the artist's cipher, but we are unable to research...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase With a Decoration of Polychrome Stylized Flowers on Cracked White Bottom
By Charles Catteau for Boch Freres
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Art for All." - Charles Catteau (France, 1880-1966)
See something revolutionary in your future by the French born artist, Charles Catteau. The artist moved to La Louvière, Belgium...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sky Blue Vessel With Glazed Interior by Katie Braida
Located in Atlanta, GA
Katie Braida is a British sculptor and ceramic artist known for her hand-built earthenware vessels inspired by the natural rhythms of the coastal and moorland landscapes around Scarb...
Category
2010s English Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Vulcan Burgundy and Red Vase by Anna Silverton
By Anna Silverton
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Anna Silverton is an established ceramic artist, well known for her finely wheel-thrown porcelain. She has exhibited widely at galleries and art fairs in the UK and has had public/a...
Category
2010s English Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Studio Ceramic Vessel by Brother Thomas Bezanson
By Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vessel in the form of a footed bowl or chalice, studio crafted by Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) circa 1970s. Covered in a brill...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Ceramic Vase with Robin Egg Blue Glaze by Otto Heino
By Otto Heino
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall ceramic vase made by American studio potter Otto Heino (1915-2009) in the late year of his life in his studio in Ojai, California, 1999. Wheel thrown with intentional concentr...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Orange Medium Porcelain Vessel by Rachel Foxwell
By Rachel Foxwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rachel Foxwell is a contemporary artist and sculptor known for her deeply tactile and emotionally resonant work. Her practice centers around organic materials—clay, textiles, wood—wh...
Category
2010s English Minimalist Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$1,200 / item
Bright Blue Vessel With Glazed Interior by Katie Braida
Located in Atlanta, GA
Katie Braida is a British sculptor and ceramic artist known for her hand-built earthenware vessels inspired by the natural rhythms of the coastal and moorland landscapes around Scarb...
Category
2010s English Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Small Yellow/Orange Porcelain Vessel by Rachel Foxwell
By Rachel Foxwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rachel Foxwell is a contemporary artist and sculptor known for her deeply tactile and emotionally resonant work. Her practice centers around organic materials—clay, textiles, wood—wh...
Category
2010s English Minimalist Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Ceramic Vase with Banded Glaze by John Ward
By John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large stoneware vessel with distinct form by British studio potter John Ward (1938-2023) circa last quarter of 20th century. The form of the vase as in the artist's repertoire may be known as a "Disc Pot" due to its unique shape. It features a round flattened body that organically morphs into a tapering neck with a slightly dipped neckline. It calls to mind the Chinese "moon flask", whose origin was likely attributed to the nomads of the Islamic Central Asia. The pot is covered with a mottled cream glaze specked with brown marks, mimicking the earth deposits on an archeological object...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vessel Vase by British Studio Potter John Ward
By John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vessel with glazed and banded stripes design by British studio ceramist John Ward (1938-2023) circa 1980s. The vessel takes its simple but d...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Japonesque Art Nouveau Lusterware Vase Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase with iridescent glaze in the shape of an elephant foot cache pot by the legendary French ceramist Pierre Clement Massier (1845-1917). Massier is widely considered as t...
Category
Early 1900s French Japonisme Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Silver
Japanese Porcelain Glazed Vase with Dragon Design Mazuku Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain vase with dragon design by Japanese imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916), circa 1900s. The vase is made in what is considered early phase of his underglaze period during late Meiji era. In a classic baluster form, the surface of the vase was decorated with a slithering dragon in underglaze iron red circulating the exterior among pink clouds. The animated rendering of the dragon is fine and detailed, with five claws, scales, long tails and highlighted eyes. The pink cloud is misty and called Morotai or the hazy style, created with a unique technique developed in Kozan's studio called fuki-e by blowing the pigment powders onto the surface. Kozan Studio experimented with newly available colors from the west starting in the 1880s, which resulted in the expansion of the palette and style that bridged the east and west aesthetic tradition. Marked in underglaze blue on the base.
Known also as Miyagawa Kozan...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Georgia Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Early Tall Ceramic Vase with Unique Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
By Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic vase in a cylinder form by potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). Unusually tall at 21.75 inches, the vase strikes the viewer with its slender silouette with a tapering neck and mouth opening. What is extraordinary about this piece is the complex glaze Bezanson applied on the surface. Three vertical black glaze stripes are featured around the surface. On one side, stacks of horizontal finger-like marks were placed on a brown and silvery iridescent background, characterized as "Honan tenmoku" glaze. The other side, the glaze took on a brilliant silver oxidation in a mottled effect. The top conical portion is largely covered with a thick and oily "black olive" glaze, which is dripping down in high saturation. Circles surrounding the rim was less iron-saturated, forming a more orderly visual border. In close range, the different glazes across the vase displays subtle changes of shimmering, iridescent and textured effects and are visually mesmerizing.
Bezanson's ceramic and glaze techniques was rooted in Asian ceramic tradition but utterly modern looking.
The vase was marked on the base "Benedictine Monks Weston Vermont", "^60 BRENER" and Bezanson's decipher as shown. The decipher indicated that this vase was made in Weston VT circa 1965-1970, same period of another vase with similar glaze effect in our gallery (shown in the last photo), showcasing the highly sophisticated techniques Bezanson mastered and used fluidly in his ceramic work.
Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) was a Canadian born artist and Benedictine monk primarily known for his porcelain pottery and mastery of complex glazes. Strongly influenced by Asian pottery, often adapting traditional Chinese and Japanese pottery methods and materials to his work. He is renowned for his original glaze recipes and perfect forms and always sought to create something new and beautiful. His exacting standards made for the shattering of over 80% of each firing. One "rescued" piece however is now in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His estate is represented by Pucker Gallery...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Breakout Vase in Gypsum
Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Small Breakout Vase by Brent Warr is a sculptural statement piece that embraces organic form and material experimentation. Hand-shaped from a proprietary blend of gypsum, pulp, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Medium Breakout Vase in Gypsum
Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Medium Breakout Vase by Brent Warr is a sculptural statement piece that embraces organic form and material experimentation. Hand-shaped from a proprietary blend of gypsum, pulp, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Collection of Two Ceramic Glazed Vases by Warren Mackinzie
By Warren MacKenzie
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assemble of two stemmed cylinder-shape stoneware vases by American studio potter Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018). The two vases have a complementary form and silouette and display ni...
Category
1990s American Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Donut Vessel in Gypsum
Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Donut Vessel by Brent Warr is a sculptural study in rhythm and form. Composed of seamless, ring-like curves that flow into one another, its silhouette suggests a sense of movemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Sculptural Silver Center Bowl with Relief Surface Graziella Laffi
By Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning sterling silver vessel in the form of a stemmed bowl crafted by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, Circa 1965. Marked on the rim: G. Laffi, PERU. The vessel was designed as a modern rendition of ancient pre-Columbina drinking vessel used in ceremony. The piece projects a regal and substantial aura due to its thick double wall construction with seamless craftmanship. The exterior surface was decorated with high relief roundels protrusion alternated with a radiating design that resembles star fish or a blooming flower. It has an impressive presence with its unique form and ornamentation that appears both modern and ancient at the same time.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
Category
1960s Peruvian Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Breakout Vase in Gypsum
Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Large Breakout Vase by Brent Warr is a sculptural statement piece that embraces organic form and material experimentation. Hand-shaped from a proprietary blend of gypsum, pulp, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
Rare Large Vase with White Slip Inlay Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A impressively large and unusual stoneware vase in an urn shape 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 artist 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.
This vase is dated to the end of Makuzu's life circa 1910-1916 based on similar work created around that time. After achieving domestic and international fame, Makuzu retired and handed the business to his son Hanzan in 1912. He dedicated his time to other selected projects that were more in tune with Japanese sensibility than export aesthetic. He made a group of stoneware pottery pieces inspired by Edo master like Ninsei and Kenzan as well as his own poetic creation. This piece is attributed to that period.
Standing of an impressive size, this vase is more like an urn, made with stoneware instead of porcelain. It was coated with a brown iron glaze with a slight translucent quality. Underglaze whit slips were used to draw low relief decoration of bamboo leaves that sparsely scatter on the surface. Slightly more elaborate scrolling vines and autumn flowers circles under the mouth rim. Same white slip inlay was used to sign the vase under the base. The whole effect of the piece is unusual. With its dark glaze in contrast with the sparse white decoration that is more abstract and geometric than realistic, it appears almost modern with an Art Deco flavor.
For stoneware urn and vase in the similar genre by Makuzu Kozan: see figure 113 on page 182 of "Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono" MIYAGAWA KOZAN MAKUZU...
Category
1910s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Vase by Brother Thomas Bezanson
By Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressively large ceramic vase with a bulbous body and a long coiled neck by potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). The minimalist modern form might be distilled from the classic Chinese garlic bottle. The high glossy surface displays a splendid shades of dark purple, copper red, auberge and blue, in a copper flambé pattern called "peacock" glaze that was clearly inspired by ancient Jun Kiln...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Moon Jar Vase by Otto Heino
By Otto Heino
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase in the form of a "moon jar", a nearly sphere shape with small base and mouth. The form was celebrated in Korean Joseon pottery and its fo...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$3,800 / item
Fine Japanese Ceramic Vase Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese long neck porcelain vase circa 1900-1910s by the studio of Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), one of the most established and collected Japanese ceramist from the end of Meiji Period. Commonly known as Makuzu Kozan, which also appears as the signature on his work, his originally birth name was Miyagawa Toranosuke. He was the appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and his work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century.
This vase features an elegant Classic form with a slender neck and slightly flared mouth above a baluster body. It was finely painted with two swimming carps in a copper red underglaze among green ribbons like waves. The background display a brilliant verdant green overall, Around the fish a poetic hazy effect was emphasized for a visual complexity by Fuki-e (the blow painting), an invention in Kozan's studio. The new technical development of chemical colors from the west was embraced circa 1900s in Kozan studio. This empowered the more creative experiments with not only colors, but also concept of dimension, which led Makuzu Kozan's work to become a bridge between East and West aesthetics. This is particularly evident in this vase with the Masterly details of the brush strokes, the expertly employment of gradient of color, and a very realistic and detailed rendering of the fish and their vivid motions.
For two similar examples of Kozan's work with similar carps decoration, see Page 148-149 of the book: Sekai ni Aisa Reta ya Kimono Miyagawa Kozan Makuzu...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Georgia Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large and Stunning Sculptural Silver Vessel Graziella Laffi
By Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large sterling silver vessel in an asymmetrical hour-glass vase form with a larger upper conical body balanced on a much smaller base. Crafted by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, Circa 1965. Marked on the rim: G. Laffi, PERU. The vessel was designed as a modern rendition of ancient pre-Columbina drinking vessel used in ceremony. The piece projects a regal and substantial aura due to its thick double wall construction with seamless craftmanship. The exterior surface was decorated with high relief roundels with concentric rings, arranged in geometrical pattern in two difference sizes. It is an impressive presence with its unique form and ornamentation that is modern and ancient at the same time.
The vessel weights about 2012 grams.
Graziella Laffi was born in 1923 in Florence, Italy to Gino Laffi, a silversmith and artist. Following her family tradition, Graziella enrolled in master classes after elementary school, focusing on design and painting. She next attended Escuela de Bellas Artes de Puerta Romana for three years, where Gino taught, and then to the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, where she concentrated in architecture until the start of World War II. In 1947, Graziella, then twenty-four, immigrated with her parents to Peru. Gino later created a silversmith studio and showroom called Fabrica Laffi on Avenue Mexico, where Graziella initially learned her Craft. The Pre-Columbian culture in her adopted country inspired Graziella to travel and collect, which ultimately influence her design in the silver pieces. Graziella learned the metalworking techniques of the ancient Peruvian civilizations and rejected the current technology. She mostly used hammering, rolling and creating joints as the ancients do. As an ambassador of Peruvian culture, her work promoted the indigenous Peruvian art and rekindled the interest in its ancient heritage throughout South America, the United States and Europe. She exhibited her growing collection of Peruvian artifacts...
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Sterling Silver
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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1970s American Modern Vintage Georgia Vases
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