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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 is telling us it is time. We still have over 1200 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. At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased. We reserve the right to require a 15 % re-stocking fee in cases where the reason for the return is suspect.

With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold.

A Country Ming/Qing Brownish Celadon Bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1837 VR   item# 1024069 (stock# ICHI 3804)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 395.00  This is a simple country Chinese bowl from the late Ming to early Qing Dynasties, circa 1600-1750. It has a light brown celadon glaze with a crackle finish. The glaze ends short of the base - the foot and the base are unglazed. It is in fine condition - some firing flaws such as the pebble caught in the glaze - and has three firing spurs ...click for details

An Early Chinese Pale Celadon Bowl - Blue Flowers Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1900   item# 1017620 (stock# COLL 1065)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 495.00  This is an early Chinese bowl with light celadon glaze with a heavy crackle and grainy finish. The bowl has a design of two large flowers – poppys ? – and four smaller flowers – all executed in a dark underglaze cobalt blue. The design is framed by a double ring of blue and the upper rim also has two blue rings. The bottom of the bowl has ...click for details

A Round Covered Pottery Box – VOC Trademark - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1920   item# 1011527 (stock# COLL 1058)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a covered round box with a design that reads VOC inside a floral wreath. The sides of the lid and the bottom have a design of red and green flowers and geometric bands. The box measures 2” high and is 3” diameter at its widest. The piece is in excellent condition. The background on which the designs are painted is a tan crackle glaze. The inside of both the top and bottom has a splash of the tan glaze – otherwise not glazed. ...click for details

A Mystery Chinese Globular Ceramic Pot - Scholars Desk Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1910   item# 997016 (stock# COLL 1037)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 595.00  This is a most unusual ceramic piece – the use of which we have never been able to quite determine. The ceramic globe shaped main body has a light tan crackle finish glaze. It has a bronze handle that is attached to the pottery body with two elaborate fasteners that are clearly of Chinese origin. The rim of the hinged lid and the top of the pot are made of simple bands of bronze. The hinged top has as solid bronze cover that has bands of rope like relief. When the lid is opened, the diameter of ...click for details

A Ge Style Small Brush Pot – Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1910   item# 980060 (stock# ICHI 1526)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a very nice little Ge style brush pot with the large black and smaller brown crackles typical of the early Chinese pottery. (# - see footnote). The small squat round pot measures 2 ½” diameter and is 1 ¼” high. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. We believe it dates from the late Qing period, circa 1875-1910. ...click for details

An Early Chinese Vase in Deep Mazarin Blue Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1837 VR   item# 972978 (stock# ICHI 3633)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 495.00  This is a beautiful Chinese vase made sometime after the late 17th century, Qing Dynasty. The shape is tall and faceted with a striking presence. The blue glaze is a Mazarin blue - a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. It is similar to a cobalt blue but still has its own distinctive color. ...click for details

A Ming Celadon Deep Dish with Embossed Design Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1800   item# 970621 (stock# ICHI 2845)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 595.00  This is a fine Ming dynasty celadon deep dish with a well executed impressed design of a small boy with flowers. The celadon is a particularly pretty blue/green color. We date it to the mid to late Ming dynasty, circa 1450s – 1500s. The piece measures 4 3/8” diameter and is 2 ¾” deep. It is in very good condition with one small chip on the rim – see photo – and normal usage light scratches in the bottom of the bowl. One tiny firing bubble of brown grit in the interior.

A Ming Dynasty Celadon Bowl – 15th-16th Cty. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1800   item# 968079 (stock# COLL1004)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 495.00  This is a Chinese celadon glazed bowl with three spurs in cavetto. (Spur marks are caused by the practice of separating items to be fired in the kiln with small pyramids of clay to cause the heat to distribute evenly). The medium celadon green/tan glaze has a crackle finish. The bowl measures 6” diameter and is 2 ¼” deep. It is simply decorated with a couple of incised circles in the bottom of the bowl.The foot and base are unglazed and the base rim show signs of usage. It is in excellent condit ...click for details

A Country Ming Oil Jar with Cover Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1700   item# 965254 (stock# COLL1001)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a small Country Ming pitcher that was probably used as an oil jar. This oil jar is from the transitional early to mid Ming period and is in the style known as kitchen Ming – or country Ming - for its lack of sophistication in execution and purity. It has an underglaze blue design on the outside loosely drawn geometric figure - circles, lines, etc. There are two flower like figures – one on each side – and these are framed with loose vines and circlets. The handle and the spout are not d ...click for details

A Chinese Qing Dynasty Roof Tile - Yellow Dragon Carp Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1837 VR   item# 924370 (stock# ICHI 1536)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $895.00  Hand crafted as part of a roof ornament, this is a dramatic ceramic figure depicting a Dragon Carp with golden yellow glazing. It was used to ward off evil spirits from buildings. This piece would originally have adorned the rooftop of a Qing Dynasty dwelling.It was considered good luck to place a figure such as this on top of ones house, where it could be viewed from a considerable distance. Similar roof tiles can still be seen in parts of China's famous Forbidden City, Beijing. ...click for details

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