Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle with Hand-Painted Characters, Early 20th Century

This is a Blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the Early 20th Century Dimensions: Height 25.5cm Diameter 22cm.  

This is a Blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the Early 20th Century Dimensions: Height 20.5cm Diameter 18cm.  

This is a blue Chinese ceramic ginger jar with metal top dating to the early 20th century Dimensions: Height 18.5cm diameter 17cm.   

Early 20th century Shiwan green-glazed teapot from China's Shiwanzhen district near Guangdong.

The long neck bottle of classic form was heavily potted with coarse clay with high iron content. The flask, circa 18th century Edo period, was purposed for sake storage but also substituted as a flower vase during tea ceremony. The surface is covered in glossy black glaze and contrasts strikingly with white ash glaze around the shoulder. The white, fired with straw, displays a splashing feather effect and fine crackles, blending in with the black artistically. This type of Karatsu ware...

Japanese porcelain vase delicately hand painted on an craquelure oatmeal colored ground. The brightly colored design is of prunus blossoms, chrysanthemums and several roosters all ou...

A beautiful Japanese Satsuma vase, circa early-20th century, late 1930s-1940s, Japan. Colors include red, black, gold, yellow, white, burgundy, green, and flesh tones. Dimensions: 5"...

A set of four Japanese Ceramic Tokkuri Sake storage bottles circa early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho period). The bottles were made in Tamba (Tanba) kil...