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ICHIBAN STARTING TO CLOSE DOWN. We are starting to close down our business, a process that will take us a couple of years - age and health issues tell us it is time. We still have over 1,500 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, from now on ALL ITEMS IN THE CATALOG MAY BE PURCHASED AT 40 % OFF THE LISTED PRICE. (Please note - any Ichiban listing that is at auction on EBAY sells for the final bid price and the 40 % discount does not apply). At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold.

A Chinese Yixing Teapot with Dragon Motif – late Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1920   item# 913487 (stock# ICHI 440)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $250.00  This is a handsome Yixing teapot formed in a melon like form with swirling lines. On the two sides of the teapot there are relief heads and upper bodies of dragons. The lid has a low finial shaped liked two joined clouds. Just below that, there is a head of a dragon that is loose and slips in and out by about ½’. The piece measures 4 ¼” ...click for details

A Late Qing Yellow Glazed Cup - Tulip Shape Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1920   item# 910836 (stock# COLL 9047)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $225.00  A lovely little tulip shaped pottery cup with a lemon yellow crackle glaze. We are not positive whether this cup is Chinese or Japanese - however that shade of yellow has tipped us towards Chinese in origin and to the late Qing dynasty in age - circa 1875-1910. It could possibly be quite a bit older. There are nine impressed vertical line ...click for details

A Provincial Ming Blue and White Bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1700   item# 906364 (stock# COLL 9042)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  This flared small bowl is from the transitional early to mid Ming period and is in the style known as kitchen Ming – or country Ming for it lack of sophistication in execution and purity. It has an underglaze blue design on the outside loosely drawn geometric figure - circles, lines, etc. The inside of the bowl is not decorated and does show a two inch long stable hairline. The base glaze has a light crackle to it – whether from age or deliberately done in the kiln not known. The foot and base ...click for details

A Cizhou Footed Cup - Song Dynasty Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 836531  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $695.00  A Cizhou footed cup and dish with brown iron overglaze floral design on one side and a fish on one side. A single character on the inside of the cup. The cup measures 2 ¾” high and is 3 3/8” diameter at the top. The base is unglazed. Along with a Cizhou small dish with a stylized iron brown overglaze flower and leaves on the tan ground.- the foot unglazed. The dish measures 5 ½” diameter by 1 1/8” high. Excellent condition with signs of old burial. ...click for details

A Gray//Blue Guan Style Jar - Late Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 836225  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $395.00  A fine Guan Style glazed jar with flared and rounded rim. The crackled glaze is a light grey/blue in color. There are five low relief floret designs on the shoulder of the piece that add vibrancy to the design. The jar measures 3 1/2" high and is 3 3/4" diameter at the widest. It is in excellent condition. To be conservative we are dating the piece to the late 19th to very early 20th century; however, it could be much earlier.

A Chinese Honan Tenmoku Glaze Jarlet – circa 1000 A.D. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 829120 (stock# ICHI 1225)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $595.00  This is a handsome early Chinese Jar from Honan potted circa 1000 A.D. The jar measures 3” high and is 3 ½” diameter at the waist and 2” diameter at the base. We date the jar to the early Song (Sung) dynasty. ( Honan is also spelled Henan in some books). There is an old paper label on the side identifying the period and pottery and there is an old museum mark on the inside of the recessed base-#624.17. The jar has thick rounded lip and the glaze is quite thick as well. It is in excellent co ...click for details

A Pottery Figure of the Gamma Sennin and Frog – Edo Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1900   item# 788287 (stock# ICHI 2448)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $850.00  An unusual pottery figure of a seated merrily smiling Gama Sennin. His always present companion, the toad, rests on his right shoulder and he holds a round ball like object in his left hand. The robes are done in a shiny glaze medium dark green color – as is a patch on the toad - the rest of the piece is not glazed. The figure measures 5 ¼” wide by 6 ¼” high by 3” deep and is in excellent condition. There is an impressed signature on the base which we have not yet had translated. We date it from ...click for details

A Cizhou Figure - Man Riding a Shi Shi – Song Dynasty Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1492   item# 787920  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $425.00  In interesting little small figure of a man riding atop a shi shi or temple dog. The man and the shi shi are both executed in a tan glaze with black highlights for eyes, body, base and lower part of the shi shi legs. The figure measures 3 ½” high by 2 ¾” long by 1 ¼” wide. It is in excellent condition. We have no idea why there is a small hole on top of the shi shi dog’s head – there are no other holes so it clearly would not have been a water dropper for the scholars desk. Perhaps used to allo ...click for details

A Late Ming to Early Qing Blue and White Jarlet Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1837 VR   item# 785108  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  A globular jarlet made in underglaze blue and white - dating from the late Ming to early Qing dynasties, circa 1625-1750. On two of the sides there are larger flowers enclosed in a circular blue line - the other two signs have loosely drawn vines connecting the floral reserves. At the top of the piece is a ring of rounded lappets encircling the upper shoulder. The base is basically unglazed although there are patches of a white wash. The piece has a crackle finish and a matte finish as opposed t ...click for details

An Octagonal Blue & White Dish – Late Ming, Early Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pottery: Pre 1800   item# 728288 (stock# ICHI 1045)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $695.00  A fine octagonal shape dish as used in the tea ceremony. The dish has an underglaze cobalt blue design of a group of five flowers growing out of marsh grasses. The border is framed with running design of flowers and leaves. On the back of the plate is a loosely drawn design of rounded designs – possibly intended to be stylized sunflowers. This back design is very similar to the backs of many Kraak dishes as photographed in the classic book, “Kraak Porcelain”, Renata Rinaldi, Bamboo Publishing, 1 ...click for details

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