Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art (55)

This footed tray is beautifully decorated using the ginbari foil cloisonne technique. The color combination contrasts very nicely. The condition is excellent with only some minor original surface pitting. It measures 7 1/3" x 4 7/8" x 5/8". It dates early 20th century, about 1910.

This is a nicely decorated vase with a 19th century gardening scene and a group of bijins and their children in a garden. There are finely detailed floral reserves over an attractive teal ground. It is in good condition, save some expected surface gilt wear as seen in the images. It measures 4.75" x 3.5" and dates about 1900 - 1910. There is an impressed Kinkozan zo seal on the underside.

This vase has beautiful colors and artwork with a very elegant aesthetic. It measures 7.5" x 4" and dates about 1910 - 1920. The condition is very good, save one small surface blemish.

This is one of the largest versions of Kinkozan's mottled glaze style that we have seen and the only one that combines it with a tree bark colored neck.The body is decorated with assorted floral designs in gilt. It measures 12" in height x 6.25" at the widest point on the body. The condition is excellent and it dates about 1900 - 1915.

This is a beautiful and fun Satsuma dish with a creased rim, decorated with children at play with their mothers nearby. The overall condition is very good with almost no rubbing and no restorations. It measures 6.75" in diameter an the rim measures 1.25". Signed Seikozan, circa 1890'

This is an unusual squat form urn by Yabu Meizan, done entirely in Tiffany blue. It sit elegantly on three legs and is in excellent condition, although I'm suspect as to the cover's originality. It measures 5" in diameter x 3" in height, inclusive of the cover and bears the seal of Yabu Meizan in gilt on the underside. It dates about 1910 - 1920.

This is an elegantly formed tray decorated with cherry blossoms and a chocolate ground around the periphery. The overall condition is excellent with some slight gilt wear and perhaps in need of a cleaning. It measures 11.25" x 8.25" and dates 1875 - 1884.

The decoration on this vase is a traditional Imari color palette and design, but the precision of the artwork is much finer than is typically seen on Imari. It measures 11" x 6" and dates 1876 - 1884. The condition is excellent.

A subtlety elegant Awaji pottery vase with incised iris designs over a softly mottled blue ground, from the late Meiji or early Taisho period. It measures 3 5/8" H x 4 5/8" wide and is in excellent condition. Plover mark on underside.

This delicately painted four panel koro has alternating scenes that contrast between figural motifs and nature motifs. The top has intense floral designs with heart shaped vents and a chrysanthemum form finial. It measures 3.5" x 2.4" and the condition is excellent. It dates about 1900 - 1910.

An example of a more restrained and serene piece of Satsuma, this plate has many subtle details such as moss growing on the tree trunks, broken limbs and a dog quietly following oxen in the background. It measures 8.5" in diameter and dates about 1900 - 1915.

This is a subtly decorated Japanese studio porcelain vase depicting turtles climbing onto a rock with sparse bamboo leaf decoration over a light rose hue ground. It measures 8" x 3.75" and dates about 1910 - 1915. The condition is excellent.

An elegant example of studio pocelain from the Makuzu Kozan studio. A work of subtle beauty with lilac and mauve colored irises around the body. It measures 4.25" x 6" and dates about 1910 - 1920. The condition is excellent with the remnants of an original label on the underside.

The panels on this vase alternate between hoho bird and dragon motifs, a representation of marital bliss. All of the gilt and enamel work was executed with fine detail and the vase is in excellent condition, without restoration. It measures 12" x 7.5" and dates about 1880.

The central theme of this charger is a celebration of Boys Day. There are a plethora of children engaged in many different games and activities. There is some mild handling wear to the gilt and numerous minor original defects to the surface on the reverse side, but the overall condition and presentation are excellent. It measures 12" in diameter x 1.75" in height. The circa is about 1880.

This vase is decorated with a continuous scene of children playing blind man's bluff in very nice detail. There are a couple of surface issues, but they detract very little from vase. It measures 7.5" x 3.25" and dates about 1910 - 1920.

This is a beautifully decorated Seikozan vase with a continuous village scene around the core and intense, thickly enameled floral designs on either side of the center. The interior of the mouth is decorated with assorted geometric and floral patterns. The condition is excellent with no signs of wear or other issues. It measures 5.8" H x 5.9" W at the mouth and dates about 1890.

This elegant 9.8" x 5.5" vase is decorated with a single blossoming lily, stems and leaves over a slightly muted yellow ground. The condition is excellent with minimal signs of wear. It dates about 1900 - 1910.