Asian China

Beautiful deep blue fine porcelain from China.  About 9 5/8 inches wide.

Condition:  Repaired small chip on the edge where there is a small crack.  Shown in the last two pictures.
The plate has otherwise a nice smooth edge and just light use.


 

19th century antique porcelain from China.  7 inches.  Very heavy porcelain hand painted with thick enamels.  Marked as shown.

Condition:  Separation in the porcelain right in the bottom mark, just from old age.  Edge wear.  The surface is beautiful.  Please see the pictures.
 

Beautiful blue & white Oriental porcelain.  Looks like a song bird pirched atop a bird house.  9 3/4 inches wide, 1 3/4 inches high like a pasta serving bowl.

We believe it is 20th century Japanese but do not read Asian marks.

Condition:  No damage at all.  Just real pretty.
 

Pair of floral small vegetable bowls hand painted under glaze with green and pink.  Pretty feather molding.  Marked "Yamasho Iron Stone made in Japan."  Looks to be mid century, 1940s to 60s but not confirmed.

7 1/2 inches wide and about 2 1/4 deep.

Condition:  Very nice with light use.  The green one has a scuff on the edge as shown.

Deep red and gold around the rim.  Creamy yellow center band with flowers.  Measures 6 inches across the tab handles.  Marked "Hira China, Occupied Japan" 1945-52.

Condition:  Excellent, little to no signs of use.

Oriental earthenware, traditional blue and white hand painted characters.  These are from the Canton region, probably 1880 to 1900.

The centers have a phoenix bird and around the sides is a story telling scene of a man at a campfire and dancing.  In addition they have chrysanthemums, bamboo trees, and pine trees which are all considered auspicious to Chinese, and are found throughout Chinese art.  I've seen these called spider bowls but I don't know why.

This is for the pair, one is 8 1/2 inches, the other is 6 inches.

Condition of 8 1/2 inch bowl:  Chips and a tight crack that is about two inches, but it rings like a bell when taped.

Condition of 6 inch bowl:  Chips around the edge.  It also ring beautifully when taped.

8 1/2 inches.  Scallop shape with a vase and flowers in bright Imari colors, orange, blue with green leaves.  Japan Meiji period late 1800s to early 1900s.

Entirely hand painted with the exception of the blue, which is stenciled, (a common Japanese practice at the time.)
The hand painting, a little rushed and sloppy perhaps, but that lends a refreshing naivety to the piece and a welcome change from the usual buttoned down meticulousness of Japanese decoration.  It's a reminder of the carefully calculated carelessness that the Japanese introduced into their tea ceremony ware deliberately to get away from the stiff formality of high society....Robert S., Justanswer.

 

Marked with Chinese characters and Made in China.  Holds 5 cups.  4 inches to the tip of the spout, 9 1/8 inches across.

Condition:  Clean with no damage at all.

Marketed for Ashby's tea.  Marked "Ashby's Collectors Edition Painted by hand #1150 made in China."

4 1/2 cup size.  4 inches to the tip of the spout.

Condition:  Used but no damage.  Clean and very usable.

8 3/4 by 11 7/8 inches.  Marked "Monarch China, Made in Occupied Japan, Montana Rose" which dates these 1947-1952.

Condition:  Excellent, little to no signs of use.