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Style: Showa
Japanese Porcelain Green Umbrella Stand 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an umbrella stands which was made in Japan around 1970 in showa era.
It is made with porcelain. The colour of this umbrella stand is light green and it has some leaves motif....
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kaneshige Toyo Japanese National Treasure Signed Bizen Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, perfectly shaped antique Bizen ware Chawan tea bowl by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a unique one of a kind, natural, organic forming ash glaze. Kaneshige is universally considered to be the founder of modern Bizen Yaki Ware pottery.
In 1956, Kaneshige was certified as a Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) for his work in Bizen Ware pottery/ceramics. Bizen Ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Bizen province, presently a part of the Okayama prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Japanese Kilns (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Shigaraki ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware).
The piece is signed on the base with one of Kaneshige's traditional incised marks (fundo weight mark of Toyo) .
The work also comes with the original Toyo Kaneshige...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Vase & Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous hand-crafted Bizen Yaki Ware pottery vase by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the greatest artists/ceramicist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Nuka Glaze Flower Vase With Original Signed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei/ Mashiko pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature dripping Nuka glaze over a persimmon Kakiyu Kaki, spiral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Shoji Hamada Set of Japanese Mingei Pottery Yunomi Tea Cups & Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite set of Mingei Mashiko ware pottery Yunomi tea cups by master potter and Japanese National Human Cultural Treasure Shoji Hamada - a fine example of his hand applied oxide...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Glaze Japanese Pottery Yunomi Teacup Signed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted thick rich Kaki glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery in a circular striped pattern. A unique work. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition. It is a true pleasure to hold in your hand.
The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included.
A beautiful work. Would be a great addition and sure to shine in any Hamada or Japanese/Asian ceramics collection or serve as an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner 1970s Karabito
Located in Paris, FR
This is an incense burner which was made in Japan around 1970s in Showa era. This incense burner is made with ceramic.
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x H10 cm
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ Charger, Attributed to Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ charger, attributed to Fukagawa.
Showa Period (1926-1989)
A later example of one of the rarest patterns in Japanese Imar...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Japanese Mingei Pottery Plate with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique plate by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his iron pigment brushed and glazed bamboo hakeme motif. The original Hamada stamped or sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box.
This work is sure to shine in any collection or setting.
Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National Treasure in Japan in 1955. In 1968 he received Japan's highest artistic award the Order of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan.
A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand. Her kimono of a rich and deep blue hue, with images of plump pomegranates in gilt. Her wide obi of a striking red color, and patterned with branches of pink blossoms. One foot, clad in a white tabi...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Excellent Sakaida Kakiemon 13th (1906-1982) Arita Ware Porcelain Vase
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant Arita ware porcelain vase is a stunning example of Japanese craftsmanship by Sakaida Kakiemon XIII (1906-1982). The bottle-shaped vase features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Little Porcelain Box for Incense and Jewelry 1980s KOUUN
Located in Paris, FR
This is a small box which is made with porcelain.
This can be used as KOURO (the box we use to put some incense which we use during a traditional tea ceremony.). And also as a jewelr...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Sake Bottle Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, perfectly shaped and balanced antique Bizen ware shibui sake bottle (tokkuri) vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a unique natural, wonderfully textured organic forming ash glaze. Kaneshige is universally considered to be the founder of modern Bizen pottery.
In 1956, Kaneshige was certified as a Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) for his work in Bizen Ware pottery/ceramics. Bizen Ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Bizen province, presently a part of the Okayama prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Japanese Kilns (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Shigaraki ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware).
The piece is signed/ sealed on the base with one of Kaneshige's traditional incised marks.
A rather striking and engaging work. One of the best Kaneshige works we have come across. Scarce and hard to find in such an excellent condition. Would be a fantastic addition to any Japanese/Asian pottery or Bizen Ware collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting.
Kaneshige's work can be found in numerous prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto, Japan
Brooklyn Museum, NY
Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan
Honolulu Art Museum, HI
Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama, Japan
Indiana Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Asian Antique Shino Yaki Ware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Mingei Nezumi Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, patter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Shuen Yoshida Signed Vintage Japanese Hagi Ware Japanese Pottery Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Hagi Yaki Ware pottery Chawan tea bowl by renowned Japanese potter Shuen (Shoen) Yoshida (1940-1987). Yoshida was an apprentice of Miwa Kyusetsu (1910-2012) who was awar...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Hand painted Japanese porcelain Samurai red, yellow blue gold pink
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary and large samurai in hand-painted porcelain with the characteristic habit of the Edo period 1603-1868, when the Tokugawa family ruled Japan. This era is named after the...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Japanese Moriage Satsuma Vases with Gold Gilding Circa 1930-1940
Located in Ixelles, BE
Japanese Satsuma vases from the circa 1930-1940 period are a particular style of ceramic art that originated from the Satsuma province of Japan. Satsuma ware is renowned for its intricate hand-painted designs, rich colors, and distinctive crackled glaze.
Satsuma ware dates back to the early 17th century, but it gained widespread popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the 1930s and 1940s. Satsuma vases produced during this time often reflected a mix of traditional and modern influences, as Japan went through a period of cultural exchange and artistic experimentation.
Satsuma vases are made from a type of Japanese earthenware clay known for its fine texture and malleability. The vases are hand-formed or wheel-thrown and then meticulously hand-painted with intricate designs using enamel paints. The distinctive crackled glaze was achieved by firing the vases at a relatively low temperature, allowing the glaze to crack during the cooling process.
The moriage technique involves applying three-dimensional, raised ornamentation to the surface of the ceramic piece, creating a visually textured and layered effect. Artisans create three-dimensional patterns, designs, or intricate motifs using a special mixture of clay, slip, or porcelain paste. The raised elements are added by hand to the ceramic body, and each detail is carefully shaped to achieve the desired effect.
The moriage is then gold gilded as some of the intricate ornamental patterns and the halos around the three immortal...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wonderful shifts in colour and texture.
Rakusai Takahashi III (1898-1976) is universally considered one of the most important Japanese potters of the 20th century. In 1964 he was named a human cultural treasure and bestowed a Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, and the Brooklyn Museum to name a couple.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kiln there is one of six ancient kilns in Japan (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Bizen ware, Tamba ware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously glazed Mashiko Ware curved Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays his famous Jomon Zogan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Asian Antique Shino Yaki Ware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Mingei Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, pattern, and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Sasaki Shoraku III Signed Japanese Raku Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Raku-fired pottery Chawan tea bowl by a renowned Japanese pottery master and one of Kyoto’s most prominent and best-known Raku-yaki potters Sasaki Shoraku III (1944- ). The work features a beautiful image of Mount Fuji which is molded on the body.
The Shoraku line began when the grandfather of the current potter established a kiln near the famous Kiyomizu Temple, nestled at the foot of the eastern mountains...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Bijin or Geisha, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a fan in one hand. Her kimono of deep black with scattered cherry blossoms in white and outlined in gilding. Her wide obi of coral color, and patterned with stylized clouds of turquoise green and puce. One foot, clad in a white tabi...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Persimmon Glaze Vase Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, sumptuously glazed vase by Japanese Mingei Mashiko pottery master Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his highly coveted rich Kaki/persi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Japanese Plate with Cranes 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique plate which was made around 1960s in Showa era.
This plate is hand painted. It is made in Japan.
There is two cranes on this plate.
Two cranes walking or flying...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Vintage Minoyaki Kozan Gamma Op-Art Bowl, Showa Era, 1970's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A wild and fantastic vintage Japanese Minoyaki Kozan Gama scalloped rim porcelain bowl, Showa Era, circa 1970's, Japan.
The large and heavy porcelain bowl ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Gen Kozuru Signed Japanese Agano Yaki Ware Pottery Vase with Signed & Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed (note the intricate hand created repeated pattern detail), quite large and heavy Mingei Agano Yaki ware pottery vase by Japanese artist Gen Kozuru (1938- ).
...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Banana Leaf Mashiko Pottery Plate Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-decorated and executed large Mingei pottery plate/charger/low bowl by Japanese National Treasure Mashiko-yaki ceramic master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work features a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Tea Bowl Flying Bats & Good Fortune Hand-Built Hand Glazed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Mint condition
From Japan, a hard to find and unusual hand-built, painted and glazed tea bowl featuring "flying bats" - signs of good fortune, created over thirty years ago.
A stunn...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Japanese Satsuma Covered Vase, Showa Period, Mid 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very large and exuberantly decorated Japanese Satsuma millefleur covered vase, marked Satsuma, Showa period, mid 20th century, Japan.
The large vase of attractive baluster form, with a slightly splayed foot, narrow waist, and tapered body with high shoulders and short neck. The vase topped by a domed cover with a large finial shaped like a hoju, the wish fulfilling jewel.
The vase decorated all over in a dense field of flowering blossoms - peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum - in a design known as millefleur, or a thousand flowers. The flowers freely and cheerfully painted in various colors of red, white, orange, green, blue and yellow, with raised white enamels...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jun Isezaki Signed Japanese Bizen Yaki Ware Pottery Large Vase Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made large Bizen Yaki Ware vase by famed Japanese Bizen pottery master artist Jun (Jyun) Isezaki (born 1936) who was designated a Japanese Living National Treasure in 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Kinpei Nakamura Signed Japanese Abstract Pottery Vase With Original Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and crafted abstract Japanese studio pottery vase/sculpture by renowned potter Kinpei (Kimpei) Nakamura (1935- ).
Kinpei Nakamura was born in the town of Kanazawa, A chance encounter with pottery master Kitaôji Rosanjin at a young age influenced him greatly and he began his artistic pottery career in Japan during the 1960s. Early on, he was heavily influenced by 20th Century Western abstract painting and sculpture as well as Jomon-style ceramics and modernist sculpture (as clearly seen in this piece). His experiments with forms and textures were considered quite radical at the time. He would later travel to the united States to further his studies (he was inspired by American potters such as Peter Voulkos) and career. Today his works can be found in major ceramic art collections and museums worldwide.
The work is signed by Nakamura on the base and comes with the original signed and sealed box...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Tea Ceremony Container
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, and somewhat whimsical antique Bizen ware stoneware pottery tea ceremony container (stated on the box) or incense burner by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kanesh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Mashiko Pottery Bowl Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully decorated and executed large Mingei ceramic plate/charger/low bowl by Japanese National Treasure Mashiko-yaki pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work exhibits his si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Antique Matcha Bowl Kyo Ware Oshikoji Wave 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a matcha bowl which we use for tea ceremony.
This bowl was made around 1980s in Showa era in Japan.
The style of this bowl is Oshikoji. It is one of the style of Kyo yaki.
...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Midcentury Large Glazed Pottery Vase in the Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A really large and wonderful piece. Clearly, the maker was a fan of Shoji Hamada's work. Could be a Mashiko Ware pottery vase.
Signed on the base along with a sticker on the insi...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Shiko Shikou Munakata Rare Signed Japanese Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare, wonderfully designed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master woodblock printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) who is widely considered to be the most important Japanese visual artist of the 20th century and the Pablo Picasso of Japan. This hand-painted work clearly illustrates Munakata's whimsical side as it is of a Koma - a child's spinning top toy. Very few examples of Munakata's work in ceramics exist still today.
The work is signed by Munakata on the base as well as the original wood protective storage box (his seal can also be seen faintly in the lower-left corner).
The bowl has a small kintsugi or "golden joinery" repair - the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold - on the inside. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
Munakata who is often compared to Picasso was primarily associated with and a principal figure in both the Sosaku-Hanga (which stressed the artist as the sole creator ) and the Mingei (folk art) movements. His many accolades and awards include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by the Grand Prix Award at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970. In 1960 after returning from a year abroad exhibiting his work in the United States, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed upon him the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. He also received a Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun culture prize in 1965.
Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including:
The Britsih Museum, UK
The Chicago Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC
Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
And his own museum The Munakata Shiko...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Shino Ware Chawan Tea Bowl Original Sealed Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous Shino ware pottery Chawan tea bowl by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Okimono Kutani Red-Robed Bodhidharma Monk Daruma Figure Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Kutani ware ((九谷焼, Kutani-yaki)) ceramic porcelain pottery okimono statue/figurine of the legendary robed master monk Bodhidharma (Bodhidarma) the founder of Zen...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery, Paint
Japanese Asian Large Ceramic Stoneware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Bowl Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly magnificent in size and execution Japanese stoneware studio pottery charger/bowl. This exceptionally large and heavy asymmetrical work features a circular swirl design patter...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Asian Style Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Japanese Asian-influenced stoneware Studio Pottery Chawan tea bowl that features a beautiful dark rich glaze with wonderful shifts in pattern and texture.
This particula...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Aote Kutani Phoenix Censer, Koro, Showa Era, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Japanese Aote type Kutani incense burner, koro, in the form a phoenix, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The censer, koro, gracefull...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Mashiko Ware Mingei Pottery Water Container Vase Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite beautiful and visually stunning Japanese Mashiko Ware Pottery (Mashikoyaki) Mingei vase or Mizusashi (fresh water container used for traditional te...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware, Wood, Lacquer
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Henko Rope Inlay Pottery Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed, gorgeously glazed, and highly coveted press-molded square Mingei Henko vase by Japanese National Treasure and Mashik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
8 Piece Japanese Kutani Hand Painted Chawan Tea Bowl & Cover Set in Original Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box.
All bowls signed/marked on the base.
Likely from the Showa pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Kutani Pheasant Sculpture, Okimono, Showa Era, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacularly glazed Japanese Kutani model, okimono, of a pheasant, Showa era, early 20th century, Japan.
The okimono, or decorative sculpture, in the form of a magnificent phea...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Japanese stoneware studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a beautiful, heavy and sumptuously multi-glaze with wonderful shifts in color and texture. This bowl is wit...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Pottery Glazed Rope Inlay Vase with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work displays...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Asian Antique Shino Yaki Ware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Japanese Mingei Nezumi Shino Ware (志野焼, Shino-Yaki) pottery Chawan tea bowl for tea ceremony that features a sumptuous glaze with wonderful subtle shifts in color, patter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair Japanese Kutani Okimono of Mandarin Ducks, Showa Era, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and delightful pair of Kutani glazed porcelain models, okimono, of Mandarin ducks, oshidori, Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The two Mandarin ducks, called oshidori in ...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Fantastic Japanese Porcelain Bowl Nabeshima Flowers Japan Marked Base
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice and beautiful bowl. Medium size. With a stunning scene of flowers
Exquisite Nabeshima bowl
The Nabeshima kilns were the earliest makers of porcelain in Japan and the clan's artisans have continued their excellence for nearly 400 years. Nabeshima ware...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Large Japanese Pottery Charger in the Manner of Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous, sumptuously, richly, and darkly glazed, hand-decorated large Japanese studio pottery charger. The craftsmanship is exquisite. The piece radiates in the light and features an abstract trailed glaze design. The work is very reminiscent of Japanese master potters Shoji Hamada and Toshiko Takaezu (the previous owner lived half of each year in Hawaii where Toshiko lived and collected both her and Hamada's works).
Possible marker's impressed mark/ chop signature along the edge of the lower rim (please see photos).
Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian pottery/ ceramics...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Shōwa Era Imari Extra-Large Lidded Temple Jar on Wood Stand, c. 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 1940 extra-large Japanese Shōwa era Imari ware hand-decorated porcelain lidded temple jar, urn, or vessel on wood stand.
Lid features a delightfully charming butter yellow a...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Unusual Showa Period Cloisonné Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An unusual Showa period cloisonné vase, of squat ovoid form with continuous guilloche in turquoise and green enamels enclosing abstract designs in blue, y...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Shawan tea cup in celadon with corded pattern by to Tenzo Shimaoka
Located in PARIS, FR
Celadon tea cup with corded patterns glazed in the Jômon zogan style made by Tatsuzô Shimaoka (1919-2007, Mingei school). Developed by himself, this style ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon
Landscape Showa Period Japanese 20th Century Porcelain Kutani Etsuzan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Lovely and detailed piece with a great decoration of a poem and landscape
Condition
Overall Condition some enamel loss and 1 small chip to rim. Size 193x135x28mm D...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Shoji Hamada Tenmoku Glaze and Kaki Trailing Vase and Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki trailing. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included as well as the written appraised signature of his son Shinsaku Hamada. The vase also comes with a printed artist profile/sales brochure of Hamada (featuring some of his other presumably available work). It appears this piece was offered at the Keio Department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo. At first glance, this may seem odd but in fact, this is quite an honor in Japan. This store is known for selling and exhibiting such high-profile artists and potters as Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Gyokudo Kawai, Shiko Munakata, Kawai Kanjiro, and Rosanjin Kitaoji. A major goal of many ceramic artists in Japan is to have a one-man exhibition in a department store. For many Westerners, this is a strange concept. Some of the larger department stores have up to three or four dedicated galleries showing concurrent art exhibitions. A well-known artist's exhibition can bring in hundreds, often thousands, of customers to a store and increase revenue for other sales in the millions-of-yen range. These exhibits are usually longer running and highlight a potter's career, like a Living National...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Kaneshige Toyo National Treasure Signed Japanese Bizen Pottery Tsubo Jar Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, darkly fired, antique Bizen ware three-ear tsubo jar/pot/vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Showa ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Showa ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Showa ceramics made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Shoji Hamada, Rosanjin Kitaoji, Tatsuzo Shimaoka, and Tamura. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $7,500 while the average work can sell for $1,204.