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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 1300 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 Miniature Japanese Satsuma Teapot – Meiji to Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1950   item# 952406 (stock# COLL 9094)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 325.00  This is a sweet small Satsuma teapot that has a mark on the base that translates as “Kyomizu-yaki (ware). It is rare find Satsuma with such a mark as it differs quite a lot from the traditional Kyomizu-yaki pottery. The teapot has a design of a round basket filled with chrysanthemums – another mum is seen on the lid. The teapot measures 5” from the tip of the spout to the back of the handle – the body is 3 ¼” diameter and the piece is 2” high. It is in excellent condition with no chips or crack ...click for details

Decorated Art Deco Satsuma Bulb Bowl - Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1940   item# 914565 (stock# ICHI 3327)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  This is a very nice example of 1920's - 30's Art deco enameled ceramics - a Satsuma blank bulb bowl - measuring 8 3/4" in diameter and 2 1/4" high.After World War I, pottery decorators in the United States could not find European pottery blanks to decorate and turned to Satsuma blanks from Japan. This fine example is beautiful with its sparse design of groups of art deco stylized flowers in the center of the bowl and at four points on the outside rim of the bowl. Unsigned piece ...click for details

A Japanese Satsuma Vase with Landscape Scene Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1950   item# 839704 (stock# COLL 8059)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a late Taisho to Early Showa (1925-1940) Satsuma vase with a particularly lovely detailed landscape scene. On one side we find a group of court ladies strolling on the steps and at the base of a large temple with a pagoda and a waterfall in the background. On the other side is a lovely landscape scene of meandering streams coming down from the mountains with a cherry tree in full blossom - definitely a Spring scene. ...click for details

A Large Satsuma Koro – Flowers and Dragonflies – Taisho Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1940   item# 817072 (stock# ICHI 1621)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $225.00  A large Japanese Satsuma koro (incense burner) decorated on one side with a profusion of big spider mums with attending large green leaves - a single dragonfly hovers overhead. On the other side are two more colorful dragonflies near a leaf of the plant. The cover to the cover has no overglaze decoration – just three heart shaped holes from which the incense smoke can emerge and a seated shi shi with gilt paint – some of which has worn off. The top rim of the koro is also gilded with some loss. ...click for details

A Banko Earthenware Wall Pocket Vase – Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1960   item# 783046 (stock# Ichi 1841)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $195.00  A Banko pottery wall pocket vase in the shape of a three quarter circle dating from the 1920—1950s. The wall pocket has a relief design of five flying cranes flying over a pine tree. The piece measures 7” high by 7 ¼” wide by 2” thick. It is in excellent condition with no chips or restorations. In the late 19th century, makers of a Japanes ...click for details

A Late Meiji Double Gourd Satsuma Flower Vase Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1920   item# 771733 (stock# Coll1001)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $150.00  A Satsuma double gourd flower vase with spare floral design of flowers in reds, yellows and blues with one small butterfly amongst the flowers. The item is signed and the signature has been translated as "Yasuda Zo (made)". The vase measures 9" high and is 2 5/8" diameter at its widest. Excellent condition with some tiny rim frits and two stable hairlines from the firing in the kiln.. We date it to the late Meiji period, circa 1890-1910.

Kenzan School Kyo-yaki Bowl - Taisho to Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1960   item# 272923  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $250.00  A nicely decorated bowl from Kyoto area in the style of Ogata Kenzan and carrying a late variation copy of the Kenzan signature on one side. The bowl is decorated in bright overglaze enamels on all sides with stylized figures of five seated lohans (holy men) - there is also one in the center of the inside of the bowl. The base glaze is a fine tan crackle glaze - the foot is unglazed. Excellent condition - no chips, cracks of restorations. The bowl measures 5 3/8" diameter at the shoulder be ...click for details

Art Deco Kinkozan Pottery Vase Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1950   item# 168274  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $175.00  Unusual Japanese studio pottery vase in the art deco style bearing a mark which we believe to be that of the famed Kinkozan studio. It is possible this was one of the Satsuma blanks imported in the 1920's and 1930's for decoration by American pottery painters after their sources of blanks from Germany were depleted. The potting on the piece is superb with a look that resembles that of English Poole Pottery. There is on tiny star line on the base that came from a pin prick firing fault an ...click for details

Japanese Studio Raku Bowl - Turquoise Glaze Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1960   item# 40063  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 175.00  Shallow wide summer (sato yaki) RAKU tea bowl with a beautiful glaze in turquoise colors unevenly applied over a white / gray bisquit visible under bowl. This chawan is accented with a waxy oxblood red glaze dripping around edge and pooling into a matt volcanic texture inside bottom of bowl. Signed on bottom w/fingerprint and characters (Tanzan Sanzin Sanzan Taizan?) 5.5" wide x 2.5" tall. Great condition. Some crazing in glaze. No chips cracks or repairs. I would date this one to mid ...click for details

Kutani Charger - Sages Under Waterfall Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1940   item# 1296  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $195.00  A large Kutani charger in the Ko-Kutani palette depicting a group of sages in front of a waterfall. Minor losses to the overglaze enamel - on one man's headpiece, on part of one tree. Chip of 3/4" length on the lower left rim. The charger measures 13" diameter and is 1 1/2" deep. Very hard to date this one - could be any time from mid-Meiji to 1930's. A photo of the reverse including the Fuku mark is included as one of the views to assist the viewer in ...click for details

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