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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, starting now, Oct.1, 2008, 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. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold. Cheers ~ Ichiban Antiques.

A Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Vase - Complex Design Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1900   item# 813127 (stock# Coll 8029)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $425.00  A fine early Japanese cloisonne vase with a very complicated design. It is clearly an early Meiji example because of the many tiny cloisons used to hold the ground glass in place during the firing process. The vase has two large reserves – one a picture of a flower on a blue gin bari ground. (Gin Bari is a use of foil under the glass to produce the shiny effect and was introduced at a later date – this is probably one of the earliest examples of its use). The other reserve is in standard cloison ...click for details

A Japanese Golden Age Cloisonne Vase – Mums – Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 805891 (stock# COLL 8026)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $650.00  A colorful Japanese cloisonne vase with a large white mum and some small red mums – all atop a profusion of green leaves. The vase measures 6” high and is 3” diameter at the shoulder – a tiny neck. We date the vase to the mid to late Meiji period, circa 1880-1910 – the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonne. The vase is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks.

A Squared Round Japanese Cloisonne Jarlet - Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1900   item# 803852 (stock# Coll 8025)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $195.00  This is an example of the earliest Japanese cloisonné. It is interesting because of the shape – the top of the jarlet is a rounded square – which then merges into globular shape all the way to the bottom. The design is that of many small flowers surrounded by tiny tight cloisons – then the top has a design of white cloisons that form a drape of white lappets. The jarlet measures 4” in diameter at its widest and is 2 ¾” high. We date it to the early Meiji period, circa 1870s-1880s. ...click for details

A Lovely Meiji Pd. Cloisonne Vase with Lilies – signed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1910   item# 802311 (stock# ICHI 1220)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $625.00  This is a gorgeous Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with a large spray or bouquet of multi colored lilies on a midnight blue ground. The upper and bottom rims have a typical design of geometric band. The vase measures 5 ¾” high and is 2 3/8” diameter at the shoulder. The vase is signed – we are not positive of the artist’s mark. Our col ...click for details

An Edo Period 18th/19th Century Japanese Iron Kama Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1837 VR   item# 797991 (stock# ICHI 3084)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $695.00  This is a late Edo Period Iron Kama/Chanoyugama (iron pot, or kettle) for the tea ceremony. It measures 5” high and is 6” diameter at the waist. The molded decoration is made with that pure rustic look favored by connoisseurs of tea ceremony. It has a rough upper section which is separate by a narrow raised band that has a geometric design. The top of the kama has two bands – one is of geometric repeating molding and the upper ban is that of a series of lappets. There are two cast iron loose r ...click for details

A Japanese Gin Bari Cloisonne Vase - Flowers – Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1900   item# 796328 (stock# ICHI 1220)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $495.00  A very pretty Japanese cloisonne vase done in the gin bari technique. The base color is silver “fish scale” gin bari tapering to a light green at the top. One side of the vase has many green leaves – a beautiful large. light red spider mum – and two blue daisy like smaller flowers. The other side is not decorated other than with the silver gin bari. ...click for details

A Cloisonne Kogo with Irises – Meiji - Golden Age Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 794273 (stock# COLL 8021)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $495.00  A striking Japanese cloisonne kogo (covered box) with a lovely design of Irises in a pond. The Irises are executed in standard cloisonne whilst the pond is done if blue gin bari technique. The interior of the piece has a simple dark green finish.The kogo measures 3 ¾” diameter and is 1 ¾” thick. The kogo is in excellent condition. We date it to the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonne, mid to late Meiji period, circa 1880-1910.

A Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Vase – Flowers on Pink Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 791727 (stock# ICHI 353)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $895.00  This is a lovely Japanese cloisonne vase with a large group of flowers and green leaves. Some of the leaves look like lotus leaves to us – but the flowers do not appear to be lotus flowers. Not being a gardener, I cannot identify the flowers except to say that are quite beautiful with the dark green leaves all set over a peach pink background. The vase measures 8” high and is 3 ½” diameter at the shoulder. It is in excellent condition with no chips, hairlines or restoration. It is not signed. We ...click for details

Japanese Footed Cloisonne Sake Cup Washer – Early Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1900   item# 790438 (stock# Coll 1016)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $725.00  This is an early Meiji Japanese footed sake cup washer done allover in early Japanese cloisonne standard technique. We date it to the period of 1870-1890 as that was when these more pitted examples of Japan were the standard before they learned how to refine their pieces with high polish and large areas of open space background. This bowl has a central reserve of the long feathery tailed turtle know as a Minogame and is surrounded by many intricate geometric figures and stylized flowers and vine ...click for details

An Early Japanese Cloisonne Inkwell - circa 1870-90 Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1900   item# 780665 (stock# ICHI 3095)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $395.00  Beautiful early Japanese cloisonne inkwell - squared shape with a flare to the bottom. Decorated with Peonies and Plum Blossoms on a dark blue - almost black ground. Original stopper still intact and the bronze ink holder with a green cloisonné lining is still intact.The hole in the base was for inserting a finger to lift the small ink insert out of the larger holder. It is an excellent condition with no dings or hairlines. As fine an example of early Japanese cloisonne as we have had in the col ...click for details

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