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Antique Japanese Seto Ware Plant Stand with Calligraphy Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand with calligraphy décor and circular top. This antique Japanese Seto ware plant stand, adorned with exquisite calligraphy décor, is a testame...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramics

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Pottery

Antique Okimono Bronze Japanese Statue of a Crab 19th C Meiji Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made artifact of high quality. Condition No damages, just some ware due to age. Size 180mm wide 110mm depth 50mm high Period 19th century 20th century Meiji Perio...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Bronze

Arita Blue & White Charger II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is charming large mid-20th century Japanese Arita blue & white charger that depicts a country mountain scene. The charger would make a great addition t...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Korean Porcelain Jar with Pheonix Design Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A korean white porcelain jar with underglaze blue paint circa late 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty. Porcelain jars of this elongated form with swell shoulder, wide mout...
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Late 19th Century Other Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Korean Porcelain Peony Jar Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean white porcelain jar with underglaze blue painting of large peonies with leaves circa second half of 19th century, Joseon Dynasty. Considered associated with Punwon-ri kilns ...
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Late 19th Century Korean Other Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Export Diminutive Canton Quatrefoil Tureen Acorn Handle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Export Diminutive Canton Quatrefoil Tureen  An exquisite 19th-century Chinese export diminutive Canton Quatrefoil Tureen is a testament to the masterful craftsmanship of the era. This fine example measures 9 inches wide by 8 inches deep, standing at 4 inches high. Decorated with deep, crisp blue decorations, it exudes elegance and sophistication. The removable lid is a work of art in itself, with beautiful decoration and featuring an acorn handle. Lift the lid to reveal the equally stunning interior, measuring 8 inches wide by 6 inches deep and standing 2 inches high, painted with the same intricate decoration as the exterior. This tureen encapsulates the rich history and artistic tradition of Canton Chinese export porcelain...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Fine Korean Porcelain Jar with Chrysanthemum Design Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean white porcelain jar with underglaze blue painting circa second half of 19th century, Joseon Dynasty. Considered associated with Punwon-ri kilns in Gwangju, these types ...
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Late 19th Century Korean Other Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Vintage Porcelain Foo Dog - Hand Painted - Unsigned - China - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand painted porcelain foo dog - unsigned - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor signs of age and use. Size - 2 3/8...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

A Blanc De Chine Guanyin, 19th Century
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Porcelain statue of Guanyin. A few chips, notably to two fingers of the right hand, do not detract from the aesthetics of the whole. China, 19th century.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair Very Fine Chinese Blue & White Hawthorn Covered Jars 11" 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Pair of very fine vintage Chinese export blue and white hawthorn ginger jars, finely decorated with reserve plum blossoms. The white porcelain bisc...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Imari Bowl
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite 19th century Chinese imari polychrome bowl with a lightly scalloped edge. Salt glazed and in excellent antique condition. Some expected age crazing.
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dokutsu Raku Fired Pottery Vase - Full Copper Matte -Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Dokutsu ( 洞窟 ) ~ (n) cavern The Dokutsu Vase displays a modern style with its hollowed center. It would go very well with our Umi Vase or perfectly fine on its own as well. Our Dok...
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21st Century and Contemporary Malaysian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Copper

Pre-Order Raku Large 13.5" Oval Vase - Full Copper Matte - Ceramic Pottery Decor
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
The Large Raku fired vase centerpiece Series by RAAQUU. A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. The Oval Vase is a tall, teardrop-shaped d...
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2010s Malaysian Modern Ceramics

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Copper

Stoneware KHO Sculpture #4
Located in Çayyolu, TR
Each of the KHO stones symbolizes the current periods of our lives. The gaps on it are defined as breathing spaces. These forms, which can also be called soul stones...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Porcelain Vase, China Tongzhi Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare porcelain vase with polychrome decoration of chimeras standing on a rock above the waves. Four-character mark under the base : "made by Wang Bingrong". China, Tongzhi period.
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1860s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Celadon Porcelain Altar Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This carved trumpet vase is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of an ancient Chinese altar piece...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Lamp with Court Scenes and Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Japanese Kutani style lamp from the mid-20th century, with court scenes and wooden base. Crafted in China during the midcentu...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Petite Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic jar is believed to be a later example of Neolithic Chinese redware pottery of the Yangshao culture. Although its exact age is unknown, the jar was likely created ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

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Terracotta

Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Incense Censer Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic pair of mid-century Chinese ceramic polychrome incense censer foo dogs, circa 1970s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of yellow, green and brown; the pair mea...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
The vase is potted in globular form with a tightly pinched neck and rolled top rim beautifully decorated with four highly detailed individual panelled scenes. The first a Geisha bari...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Blue and White Stemcup, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era, circa 1690
Located in seoul, KR
This porcelain stemcup has a domed foot, a high stem and an elongated deep bowl with a partially broken flared rim. River landscapes featuring trees, pavilions, bridges and figures, ...
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1690s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique 18th/19th C. Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Caddy with European Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese export porcelain tea caddy. Made for the European market. Likely Qianlong period. With puce painted cartouches d...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blue and White Spittoon, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period China, Circa 1700 An exquisite Chinese Blue and White Spittoon from the Qing Dynasty's Kangxi Period, showcasing the fin...
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18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE OCTAGONAL BALUSTER VASE
- China, KANGXI (1662-1722)
By General Porcelain
Located in TOULON, FR
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE OCTAGONAL BALUSTER VASE
China, KANGXI (1662-1722)
Of square form with canted corners, sloping shoulder and slightly flaring neck, brightly and boldly enamelled ...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Prunus Ginger Jar 5" Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese late Qing dynasty blue and white ginger jar, reserve decorated in underglaze blue and white, with blooming prunus branches on underglaze blue wash ground, and double ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Islamic Persian Painted Relief Tile Falconer Prince Horseback Qajar 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Persian Islamic Qajar period tile, circa 1850. These tiles were mainly produced in Tehran, the Qajar capital, continuous friezes of rectangular underglaze-painted tile...
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1850s Persian Islamic Antique Ceramics

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Pottery

Pair, Chinese Blue Turquoise Glazed Standing Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, mid century. A pair of turquoise blue ceramic foo dog sculptures, likely circa 1950 or 60.
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Satsuma porcelain vase from the Meiji period, Japan
Located in Paris, FR
Small porcelain vase in Satsuma earthenware. The 4-sided body is decorated in polychrome and gold enamels with geishas in a garden, a mountain landscape, a bird on a flowering branch...
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1890s Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Handleless Cup & Saucer with Cherry Blossoms
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique handleless cup and saucer. In Japanese Arita porcelain. With blue underglaze and cold-painted iron red decoration. Embellish...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Meiji Period Large Imari Charger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a great example of a very large Meiji Period Imari Charger. The charger is in overall very good condition with very minor indications of use. The charger is beautifully decorate...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large 16" Imari Charger, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a wonderfully large Imari Charger that dates to the late Meiji period. The charger features a central reserve of a traditional Japanese flower...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century, Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Medallion Chestnut Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 19th century. An antique Chinese export porcelain chestnut basket. The basket features traditional famille rose medallion decoration with figural window to the central wind...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Orange Blue Green Gold Vase by Master Artist, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese museum-quality decorative porcelain vase, stunningly hand painted in blue, green and orange on a gracefully shaped pure white porcelain body, a signed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Chinese Archaic Style Script Carved Stone Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Chinese archaic style script carved lidded stone vessel probably dating from the Qing dynasty or later. The heavily made vessel is made, we believe, from soapstone and com...
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1640s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Large Chinese Export Dish or Plate Porcelain Blue & White, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white large Dish or Plate, marked to the base with the Qing, Kangxi mark( 1662-1722) but dating to the Kangxi reviv...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
Located in Doylestown, PA
Early 20th century Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ovoid ginger jar with lid. Wonderful ovoid shape jar with nature themed design hand painted with large birds, flowers, koi fish, l...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

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Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Tricolor Roof Fragment from a Temple Depicting a Boy Amidst Leaves
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period tricolor glazed terracotta roof fragment from the 19th century depicting a running boy in raised relief amidst leaves. This Qing Dynasty period terracotta roof fragment, dating back to the 19th century, showcases a vibrant tricolor glaze that breathes life into the depicted scene of a running boy amidst foliage in raised relief. Its historical value and artistic merit are evident through the skillful execution and vivid colors, which have been preserved remarkably over centuries. This piece, along with several others available, serves as a testament to the rich cultural heritage and intricate craftsmanship of the period. It can effortlessly transform any living space by introducing an element of classical Chinese artistry. Imagine this exquisite fragment mounted on a stand or displayed prominently on a wall, where it not only becomes a focal point but also sparks conversations about its origin and the symbolism behind the depicted motifs. Perfect for collectors or enthusiasts of Asian antiques, this piece bridges the gap between traditional decor and contemporary spaces, adding a touch of antiquity and sophistication. Its presence in a home office, library, or living room not only embellishes the space but also pays homage to the timeless elegance of Qing Dynasty art.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Peacock Fantail Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Standing amidst mountains, clouds, and foliage, a regal peacock surveys its domain. Revered as an emblem of beauty and dignity, the peacock's handsome tail feathers were used to desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain 19th Century Chine De Commande Dish Eagle History
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dish China c.1850 or later Height 22 mm, diameter of rim 141 mm. Dish on footring, straight rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with a large displayed eagle clasping in his right talons two arrows and in his left two leafy vines, above his head a indecipherable motto inscribed upside down. The reverse, washed in a pale celadon, is undecorated. Marked on the base with a square shop mark in underglaze blue. This Chinese export porcelain saucer...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Longquan Celadon 5-tube Covered Vase - 18th or 19th Qing - Song style - Chine
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty covered vase, pot, with 5 tubes / spouts from the Longquan Celadon Ovens. The vase and its lid are in Celadon-glazed porcelain stoneware decorated with flowers and foliage. This very pretty Covered Vase with five Wuguan Ping tubes, China, is very decorative and representative of Asian art and remarkable Chinese work...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Imari charger of large size, Arita, c. 1700, Genroku Period.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A large Japanese Imari deep charger, Arita, c. 1700, Genroku Period. Hand painted to the centre, with a large vase containing a profusion of flowers, upon a terrace. The broad border...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

PAIR of Large Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Metal with good detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple lions made of metal and hand gilded with fine detail, all in the Ming style but dating to the 20th century, Circa 1920s period. These are an unusually large pair of Foo Dogs...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Chien Lung Soup Tureen Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of an Eighteenth-Century Chinese Porcelain Export Circular Lidded twin handle blue and white Deep Dish Tureen or Centerpiece Bowl of generous proportions and of the period Chien Lung 1736-1795. Exquisitely hand decorated depicting typical Chinese scenes of garden landscapes within trellis border on an off-white ground. The octagonal edge dome shaped cover with similar decoration and an attractive central finial. *This is one of a pair currently listed Condition: This piece is offered in exceptional condition for such an early piece, no losses or hairlines anywhere, and no restoration, possibly never used, no staining inside the bowl. This piece is typically unmarked. Width: (including handles) 10.75” (27.5cm). Diameter: (top cover rim) 10” (25.5cm). Height: 7.75” (19.75m). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Diameter Imari Charger, Meiji Period
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning example of a very large late Meiji Imari Charger that measures 24" in diameter. Chargers of this size and condition are uncommon...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Contemporary Blue Platinum Pink Porcelain Matcha Tea Bowl by Master, 3
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite contemporary Japanese porcelain matcha tea bowl, a unique piece platinum-gilded on the inside and hand painted in vivid pink and green on the outside set...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Pair, Antique Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Figural Cabinet Plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, 20th century.
A pair of blue and white scalloped bowls with figural scenes to interior and surrounded by foliate motifs.
Marked to underside.
Approx: 5.875"
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Taste 17c Kosometsuke Tianqi/Chongzhen Dish Porcelain Mi
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated plate. Late Ming. Bamboo and literati. Bamboo Bamboo - Zhu - longevity. Never loosing its leafs, bamboo is a symbol of old age, endurance and modesty. B...
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Chien Lung Soup Tureen Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of an Eighteenth-Century Chinese Porcelain Export Circular Lidded twin handle blue and white Deep Dish Tureen or Centerpiece Bowl of generous proportions and of the period Chien Lung 1736-1795. Exquisitely hand decorated depicting typical Chinese scenes of garden landscapes within trellis border on an off-white ground. The petal edge dome shaped cover with similar decoration and an attractive central finial. *This is one of a pair currently listed Condition: This piece is offered in exceptional condition for such an early piece, no losses or hairlines anywhere, and no restoration, possibly never used, no staining inside the bowl. This piece is typically unmarked. Back and front views are similar. Width: (including handles) 10.75” (27.5cm). Diameter: (top cover rim) 10” (25.5cm). Height: 7.75” (19.75m). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Urn with Lid, Jiangxi
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-century early People Chinese Republic period hand enameled porcelain lidded urn vase, Jiangxi Jingdezhen Min Ci 6 Hao Cai mark under the bottom, Famille-rose Dimensions: height ...
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1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Ovoid Ginger Jar with Lid
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire porcelain ginger jar with lid, c. 1920-30s. Impressive ovoid shape jar hand painted with vibrant colors on matte black glaze. Each side features a pict...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue White Hawthorn Prunus Ginger Jar Qing Kangxi 18c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangxi period blue and white ovoid ginger jar, finely hand painted in underglaze blue and white, with reserve blooming prunus branches on hawthorn style,...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Vase by Kinkozan
Located in Christchurch, GB
As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this finely decorated Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma vase stemming from the highly regarded Kinkozan studi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Famille Style Cherry Blossoms Blue and Grey Field Porcelain Temple Jar
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This temple jar is a traditional porcelain vessel from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. An uncommon blue and grey pebbled and textured field contrasting w...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Dish Blue & White hand painted immortals
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain Dish, which we date to the second half of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1770, or possibly earlier. The dish is circu...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Chinese Porcelain Ho Ho Boy Figure in Wucai/Famille Vert Glaze
Located in Southampton, NY
17th Century Chinese Porcelain Ho Ho Boy Figure in Wucai/Famille Vert Glaze. Good overall condition. Screw inserted to hole on reverse to hang on wall. Cannot tell if the front has a...
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17th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese pottery vase from Bizen by the artist Shibuta Toshiaki
Located in Paris, FR
A beautiful Bizen pottery vase by artist Shibuta Toshiaki, in the shape of a flattened sphere with a triangular opening at the top, sliced cleanly with a confident gesture. A beautif...
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2010s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Kutani porcelain Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Kutani porcelain okimono of a Japanese Green Pheasant, Japan, Meiji Period. The pheasant modelled, perched upon a large gnarled branch. Decorated in typically vibrant enamels, and he...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique, New and Vintage Asian Ceramics

With their rich and diverse history, antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics offer colorful and sophisticated ways to add flair to any space.

Japanese pottery dates back at least 13,000 years to the Jōmon period. Pieces from the Late Jōmon era display a rope-cord pattern encircling a pot or jug. During the Muromachi period, potters created simple bowls and utensils frequently used in tea ceremonies and were made as both functional and aesthetic objects.

Ceramics made during Japan’s Meiji period, from 1868 to 1912, reflected an explosion of artistic expression propelled by new access to international trade. Details became more intricate and refined, and colors were enhanced with new glazing practices.

Chinese porcelain, meanwhile, is often identified by its shape. Each reign and dynasty had specific shapes and styles that were encouraged by the imperial ruler. During the Song dynasty, for instance, there were four dominant types of ceramic vase shapes: plum-shaped, pear-shaped, cong-shaped (tall and square) and double-gourd.

Chinese ceramics that were made during the Qing dynasty were demonstrative of an expanded artistic expression, with more delicate shapes and a focus on intricate detailing. The shapes of ceramics from this era are thinner, taller and have subtle features like a gentle flare, such as on the mallet-shaped vase.

Later, the 17th- and 18th-century interior design trend of chinoiserie brought Asian paintings and screens, textiles and other art and furniture from the continent into many European homes.

Explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage Asian ceramics on 1stDibs to find the perfect piece for your home.

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