This is a small bowl measuring 5 7/8"diameter at the top - 3 5/8"diameter at the base of the foot - and 1 7/8"high at the rim. It has an under glaze blue design of a lake scene with a boat out on the lake and the lake surrounded by rugged hills. There is a low horizontal building on the lowest hill - rather like a pavilion.

The bowl has a brown edge to the ruffled rim...

A Japanese blue and white charger with an interesting design in underglaze cobalt blue. The design has a central motif of stylized waves – then there are three cranes in a setting of brush or pine branches or possible marsh grasses – and three cross hatched items that could be baskets. The next band has three distant mountains and finally the edge has a wavy design in solid blue with a fluted border done in a darker blue...

A fine and rare Kutani porcelain figure of Kannon (Kwanyin in China). The piece is delicately formed and glazed - then has the robe and features executed in the traditional Kutani colors of gold, blue, green,and eggplant purple. There are raised moriage dots on all parts of the robe and head piece - an unusual addition to a Kutani okimono.

Kannon is the goddess of compassion and kindness and is one of the most universally loved deities in Buddhism...

This lovely figure of Kannon, the Japanese Goddess of Mercy, is very nicely modeled and nicely carved at the base’s edges. We believe it to be an example of white Kutani – it is possible that it is late Hirado ware. The okimono is quite heavy for its size - and there is the characteristic tan color on the base that could indicate it to be Hirado.

The figure is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restorations. It measures 7 ½” tall by 3” wide at its widest diameter...

A handsome Arita domed bowl with a design based on an old Chinese motif called "cracked ice". The theme is meant to symbolize Spring with the design on plum blossoms (prunus) falling on an ice covered pond or lake that is beginning to thaw and crack. Another section of the lid is a scene of a wandering stream with fallen leaves. The base of the lid and the upper band of the base have a design of stylized waves. The piece measures 7" diameter and is 5" high at the peak of the dome...

A very nice and rarely seen Japanese Imari water bottle with a tall skinny neck and a bulbous base. Amazingly, the bottle has its original decorated stopper - almost always these have been lost over the decades. The entire bottle and stopper are decorated with the classic Imari blue and red flowers and leaves.

The bottle measures 9" high and is 4 1/4" diameter at its widest. We date it to the early 19th century, Edo period, circa 1820s-1850s...

This green melon striped studio pot is believed to be by the father of Makuzon Kozan, Chozo Kozan. Chozo Kozan founded the famous Kozan pottery kiln in 1851 in the Makuzugahara section of Kyoto to produce wares for the imperial court. Members of the imperial family bestowed upon Chozo two names that his son would take to Yokohama and make known throughout the world...

A nice early squared octagonal Arita dish with an overglaze enamel design of a deer standing under a maple tree in autumn and next to a running stream. The upper left corner of the dish has a design of geometric design separated from the main deer design.

The shape of the dish is somewhat unusual in that is actually octagonal, but the main dimensions are square with the corners indented to make the octagonal shape...

This is a Hirado sake cup stand known as a Hai Dai. Hai Dai first came into use during the Murumachi period – the early ones were made of lacquer. In the Edo period, circa 1700, porcelain sake cups came into fashion as the custom for heating sake. Since the cup would be filled with warm sake, it was then that porcelain sake cup stands also came into use.

This Hai Dai is made from Hirado porcelain and has a lovely blue and white design...

This is a stunning old and fine Japanese porcelain lidded jar/tea-caddy...

A very fine quality early Japanese Kendi with pale green, blue, yellow, pink and red decoration in overglaze enamels. The design includes a faintly seen ho-o (phoenix) bird).The colors of the enamels are highly reminiscent of early Kakiemon pieces, however we believe this piece to be early Ko-Imari. The top rim and the end of the spout are circled in a soft silver colored metal (not tested) with a finely chased geometric rim on circle at the top and a stylized flower on the metal spout closer. W...