Large Tanabe-Awaji Pottery Japanese Incised Iris Signed Jardinière Bowl Vase

Large Awaji pottery vase with sprigged chrysanthemums and green and white glazes, circa 1930. Measures: 18 1/4" high, 9 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.

Awaji Pottery vase with blooming irises carved into accentuated throw ribs. The blue and green irises set aglow against the warm brown ground. Measures: 12 1/2" high, 6 1/2" diameter...

Antique Awaji Pottery vase with three handles, finely potted and confidently decorated with incised irises against a striking bright yellow ground, circa 1900. 6" high, 5 1/4" diamet...

Awaji pottery trumpet form vase with incised iris design on unusual blue ground, circa 1920. Measure: 8 1/4" high, 6" diameter. Excellent condition.

Japanese Awaji Pottery vase with large pair of sprigged butterflies in bright green glazes on an aubergine ground, circa 1910. Measures: 8 1/2" high, 9 1/2" diameter. Excellent condi...

Antique Awaji bottle vase in deep green monochrome glaze with incised spray of well drawn bell flowers, circa 1910s. Measures: 10 1/2" high, 6" diameter. Excellent condition.

Antique Awaji ceramic vase - grey crackle glaze - cold painted decoration with red and gilt enamel bird on a branch with flower and leaves - old faint inventory numbers to the base -...

These antique Awaji jars have a deep burgundy color with a beautiful translucence created by such high temperatures during firing, that it borders on stoneware. The interior brush ma...

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...

1149 Beautiful Japanese studio lava glazed vase

A wonderfully designed and gorgeously colored coveted square Mingei bottle vase by Japanese National Treasure pottery master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This vase is an early work of Shimaoka's before he started to use his impressed "Ta" signature. The rich colors are truly amazing and shift in the light. The vase comes with a Shimaoka signed and sealed box. The work is exquisite in every way and has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Shimaoka, who started as an apprentice to famed Japanese potter Shoji Hamada in 1946 before opening his own studio, has exhibited worldwide including North America, Asia, and Europe. In 1996 he was bestowed the title of Japanese Living Treasure...

A very beautiful white to off-white round Japanese pottery vase, late Modern period, circa early-20th century Japan, 1921-1941. Vase has a fluted ci...