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November 2022 Update – New eBay Auctions and Buy It Now Items


Latest selection of newly listed auctions and exclusive items in our eBay shop. Up for sale this week is a gorgeous Japanese Kachō-ga style satsuma bowl by Taizan Yohei. For more details and to bid, see the full list below.

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AUCTION – Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl by Taizan Yohei 帯山与兵衛 Meiji Period

Absolutely gorgeous Japanese Satsuma bowl by Taizan Yohei featuring pair of sparrows flying amongst prunus blossom and set against beautiful blue background. Marked 大日本 帯山製 (Great Japan, Made by Taizan) in black enamel underneath. In very good antique condition without any damage. Some typical surface wear to enamels and minor discolouration underneath as per photographs. Diameter: 24.2 cm

Diameter: 24.2 cm

Auction closing 5 December, 2022



Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Pottery Awabi Abalone Shell Form Dish 25 cm / 10″

Gorgeous Japanese Kyoto satsuma serving dish in the form of a large abalone shell with additional relief-moulded and applied smaller shells on its surface. Decorated in colourful overglaze enamels with flowers and butterflies. Unsigned but stylistically similar to some examples by the studio Kinkozan.

Dimensions: 25×15.5 cm




Antique or Vintage Chinese Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Inlay Display Stand

Stunning large black lacquered wooden stand of quatrefoil form with intricate mother of pearl inlaid geometric decoration all around. Standing on openwork carved base with additional quatrefoil cartouches.

Dimensions: 21×14.5×7.5 cm




LARGE Antique Japanese Nagasaki Lacquer Shell Inlay Black Lacquered Box. Meiji

Stunning antique Japanese Nagasaki black lacquered wooden box with reverse painted shell inlay decoration featuring rooster and hen under a blossoming tree. Nice large antique storage box and a beautiful decorative item.

Dimensions: 39.5x29x11.5 cm




Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl With Shaped Rim. Nikkozan 日光山 Early 20th c

Nicely shaped Satsuma pottery bowl featuring landscape scene with a multitude of flowers and a pair of pheasants, one perched on a rock and other below by the stream. Exterior decorated with wisterias. Marked ‘Nikkozan’ 日光山 underneath.

Diameter: 12.5 cm
Height: 5 cm




Antique Indian Hindu Miniature Copper Alloy Bronze Figure of Bala Krishna 18th century

Antique Indian miniature bronze / copper alloy figure depicting Hindu deity Bala Krishna as a butter thief. Lovely patina with significant ritual wear. Difficult to date but possibly an 18th century example.

Height: 4.5 cm




Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Teapot and Sugar Bowl. Early 20th century

Really finely painted antique Japanese teapot and sugar bowl depicting unusual atmospheric scenes with birds flying in the forest. With flower finials and gold accents on the handles, spout and around the rims. Very rare examples of this type. Each marked to the base with iron red mark.

Height: teapot 19 cm, sugar bowl 14 cm




Vintage Japanese Ando Cloisonné Enamelled Velvet Lined Ginbari Round Covered Box

Absolutely gorgeous Japanese Ando studio ginbari cloisonné box and cover with red velvet lining. Decorated with a profusion of colourful flowers and leaves on a white ground. Red ‘Ando cloisonné’ sticker underneath.

Diameter: 8.5 cm




Pair of Antique Japanese Fukagawa Koransha Imari Porcelain Octagonal Plates

Lovely pair of antique Japanese Fukagawa Koransha octagonal plates depicting figure riding a fish in the central medallion, surrounded by radiating panels featuring cartouches with floral sprays painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green and gold enamels. Framed by underglaze blue diaper border and gold cash symbols. Each marked with underglaze blue orchid mark underneath.

Diameter: 22.5 cm




October 2022 Update – New eBay Auctions and Buy It Now Items


Explore our newly listed exclusive eBay items and auctions including 18th century Chinese export porcelain and antique Indian ritual bronze figure of Durga Mahishasura Mardini. We are also delighted to offer some of our Japanese lots up for sale through Chiswick Auctions in London. See the full list below.

Visit Asian Art Curator to bid on latest eBay auctions closing this week. Featured auctions are being added throughout the week so make sure to stay up to date!

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Some of Our Japanese Items Featured by Chiswick Auctions

Exclusive eBay auctions and Buy It Now items
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dish. Yongzheng or Early Qianlong, 18th century


AUCTION – Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dish. Yongzheng or Early Qianlong, 18th century

Unusual 18th century Chinese export porcelain dish decorated in Famille rose enamels with a large central bouquet framed by an intricate border of diaper ground cartouches featuring butterflies and ‘bianco-sopra-bianco’ floral motifs.

Diameter: 22.7 cm

Auction closing 30 October, 2022



Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Hindu Deity Durga Mahishasura Mardini. 19th century


AUCTION – Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Hindu Deity Durga Mahishasura Mardini. 19th century

Antique Indian bronze / copper alloy ritual figure of fierce Hindu deity Durga Mahishasuramardini – slayer of Mahishasura the buffalo demon.

Height: 12.5 cm / 5 inches

Auction closing 31 October, 2022





AUCTION – Antique Chinese Imari Export Porcelain Dish, 18th century. Diameter 22.7 cm

Beautifully hand-painted 18th century Chinese imari export porcelain dish featuring a scene with bamboo and oversized flowers behind a fence within its central medallion, framed by diaper-ground cavetto and with additional floral sprays around the border.

Diameter: 22.7 cm / 9 inches




Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Tripod Box and Cover. Early 20th c. 薩摩

Very pretty Japanese covered tripod box with finely hand-painted and heavily gilt decoration. Depicting scenes featuring monks or Arhats in long flowing robes and other figures – possibly attendants or people seeking spiritual guidance. Unsigned.

Diameter: 10 cm
Height: 5




Antique Chinese Clobbered Blue and White Export Porcelain Tea Bowl. 18th Century

Antique 18th century blue and white export porcelain tea bowl of fluted profile and with incised underglaze decoration on the inside. Embellished with later European overglaze decoration with gilt panels and floral sprays.

Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 3.5




Fine Antique Japanese Lobed Cloisonne Charger Plate. Meiji Period. Diameter 12″

Beautiful large Japanese cloisonné charger decorated with a single bird flying amongst a profusion of flowers and set against a gorgeous blue ground. Reverse enamelled in a typical blue fish scale pattern all over and with a hook ready to hang. 

Diameter: 30.5 cm / 12 inches




Pair of Antique Chinese Paintings on Silk With Inscriptions. Early 20th century

Charming pair of antique Chinese silk paintings depicting outdoor scenes with scholars playing music and their attendants standing nearby. Each inscribed in the upper left corner.

Dimensions: frames 28.5×23.5 cm; artwork 23×18 cm




Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl With Shaped Rim by Uchida 内田 Early 20th c.

Nicely shaped Satsuma pottery bowl decorated with flowers (chrysanthemums?) both inside and outside. Marked ‘Uchida’ 内田 underneath. Lovely decorative item and looks even better in natural light.

Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 6 cm




Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger Plate. 19th century. Diam. 31 cm / 12″

Beautiful large Japanese Imari porcelain charger featuring central scene with winged mythological figure (Karyōbinga / Kalaviṅka ?) floating above the rocky outcrops, carrying a branch and facing another figure seated on a terrace in the distance. Scene is framed by two intersecting rectangular borders and additional geometric diaper borders in iron red and underglaze blue.

Diameter: 31 cm / 12 inches




Fine Japanese Natural Gnarled Wood Kadai Stand for Bonsai or Ikebana Vase. 9″x7″

Gorgeous Japanese natural wood kadai display stand perfect for bonsai, ikebana vase, okimono or other pieces of art. Stamped with maker’s mark underneath.

Dimensions: 23x18x7 cm




September 2022 Update – New eBay Auctions and Buy It Now Items


See what’s been happening on our website and on eBay this month. Up for auction is a charming Chinese sancai glazed incense burner and we’ve added more exclusive Buy It Now items to our shop. Read the full list below.

Visit our Asian Art Curator to bid on latest eBay auctions closing this week. Featured auctions are being added throughout the week so make sure to stay up to date!

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Exclusive eBay auctions and Buy It Now items
Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Ding Tripod Incense Burner


AUCTION – Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Ding Tripod Incense Burner

Antique Chinese sancai glazed pottery tripod censer (ding) with twin handles and feet with relief moulded heads of beasts. Comes with its own wooden collection box. Beautiful object for a scholar’s desk.

Dimensions
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm

Auction closing 2 October, 2022





Antique Chinese Imari Decorated 18th c. Export Porcelain Plate. Scroll Pattern

Gorgeous 18th century Chinese imari decorated dish with nice strong tones of underglaze blue. Decorated in unusual pattern with inner scroll device featuring bamboo and peonies behind a fence, framed by more typical diaper border with floral sprays.

Diameter: 22.7 cm / 9 inches




Fine Antique Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Dish Marked ‘Ken’ 乾 Edo Period

Charming antique Japanese porcelain dish with fine underglaze blue scene depicting boys playing on a large pierced scholar’s rock. Marked 乾 (‘ken’ or ‘qian’) to the base which is assumed to stand for Qianlong (乾隆).

Diameter: 15 cm




Antique Japanese Yokohama Export Porcelain Dish By Nakajima / Nakashima 中島造 横浜焼

Very nice antique Japanese Yokohama porcelain dish featuring beautifully painted rural scene with Mt. Fuji in the background and heavily gilded border with Ho-o bird spreading his wings and tail feathers. Marked 中島造 (Made by Nakajima) underneath.

Diameter: 18 cm




Fine Antique Japanese Sharkskin Glazed Porcelain Sugar Bowl by Takeuchi Chubei

Very beautiful blue-ground porcelain sugar bowl by Meiji artist Takeuchi Chubei decorated in unusual textured ‘sharkskin’ glaze (鮫肌釉). Depicting butterflies amongst falling cherry blossom and with foliate scrolls embellishing its flared rim. Base inscribed with characteristic patent number in black overglaze enamel.

Height: 14 cm
Width: 17 cm




Fine Antique Japanese Seto Blue and White Porcelain Tile With Quails. 19th c.

Finely hand-painted antique Japanese seto porcelain tile depicting pair of quails. Combination of quails and standing grain is a visual rebus that can be interpreted as ‘peace and harmony’. Marked with diamond-shaped underglaze blue maker’s mark on the back.

Dimensions: 15×15 cm




LARGE 12.5″ Antique Japanese Blue-Ground Satsuma Vase With Samurai Early 20th c.

Unusually large antique Japanese cobalt blue-ground Satsuma vase decorated with two panels – one depicting samurai warrior and the other with wisterias and irises. Framed by numerous gold floral sprays all around. Inscribed in the upper right corner above the samurai. Fantastic decorative item!

Height: 31.5 cm / 12.5″




Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Teapot and Cups by Kachoken. Meiji Period

Finely hand-painted teapot and pair of cups depicting coastal scenes with men and women collecting seafood and their children playing on the rocky outcrops nearby. All marked with nine-character iron red mark 大日本九谷華暢軒製 (Great Japan Kutani, Made by Kachoken). Kachoken mark often appears on works by Haruna Shigeharu (1847-1914) and decoration on these pieces is very similar to his style of painting.

Teapot measures 14 cm tall. Cups measure 6 cm tall.




Fine Antique Japanese Moulded Kutani Porcelain Vase by Watano. Meiji Period 綿埜製

Lovely antique Japanese Kutani vase of unusual ovoid form and with relief-moulded ruyi-head bands framing central decoration of birds and flowers inside cartouches formed from long tail feathers of Ho-o birds. Inscribed to the base with nine-character iron red Watano mark written as 綿埜製 which dates this piece most probably to late 19th century when the company was run by Watano Genuemon (綿野 源右衛門). Beautifully painted with great details all around.

Height: 17.5 cm




Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Biscuit Model of a Howling Dog or Wolf

Interesting antique Chinese sancai glazed moulded biscuit figurine of a howling dog or wolf with an opening on its back and in its mouth. Some age-related surface wear as per photographs.

Height: 5.5 cm



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