Decorative Asian Vases

A variety of intricate Asian vases and jars from the 17th and 18th centuries, featuring floral patterns and traditional ceramic artistry.

Cup and Cover ca. 1780 Japan. Cup and Cover. Japan. ca. 1780. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Cup and Cover ca. 1780 Japan. Cup and Cover. Japan. ca. 1780. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Large vase with Nazi coat of arms of the city of ViennaSnuff Bottle with Peony, Fish, and Bat 19th century China. Snuff Bottle with Peony, Fish, and Bat. China. 19th century. Rock crystal with jadeite stopper. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Snuff BottlesWager cup ca. 1610-15 Hieronymus Imhof. Wager cup 193559Bottle 17th-18th century Italian, Venice (Murano) During the Renaissance, Venetian glassmakers, working on the island of Murano, were celebrated across Europe for their fine and sparkling work. Called cristallo” emulating the clarity of rock crystal, in the hands of the most skilled glassblowers the medium could be delightfully manipulated, variously stretched paper-thin flat, or playfully twisted, or blown into molds with spectacular patterns.. Bottle. Italian, Venice (Murano). 17th-18th century. Glass. GlassVase late 17th-early 18th century China. Vase 42272Dish 1793-1807 Richard Austin. Dish. American. 1793-1807. Pewter. Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesTerracotta lekane (bowl). Culture: Greek, Boeotian. Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/8 x 14 13/16in. (8.5 x 37.6cm)diameter without handles 12 7/16in. (31.6cm). Date: mid-6th century B.C..Sirens, represented as birds with female human heads, were fabulous creatures capable of luring men to destruction with their song. A siren decorates the interior of this bowl, and another encircles the outside along with panthers and a deer. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Souvenir spoon German late 19th centuryPlate (one of six) Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German late 19th century View more. Plate (one of six). German, Meissen. late 19th century. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainPlate (one of six) Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German late 19th century View more. Plate (one of six). German, Meissen. late 19th century. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainSquare Dish 1800 Japan. Square Dish. Japan. 1800. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBOTIJO DE TIERRA BLANCA CON PITORRO DE TRAMPA-ARTE POPULAR S XX. Location: ALFARERIA. Ocaña. Toledo. SPAIN.Bottle with figure of St. Nicholas () probably late 17th-early 18th century Italian. Bottle with figure of St. Nicholas (). Italian. probably late 17th-early 18th century. Glass. GlassPlate ca. 1745 Chinese, probably for British market. Plate 201257Bowl late 17th-early 18th century China. Bowl. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsOne of a Pair of Cups with Mille-Fleurs Design China. One of a Pair of Cups with Mille-Fleurs Design 53945Compote American ca. 1845-65 View more. Compote. American. ca. 1845-65. Glass. Probably made in New England, United StatesVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Diam. of rim 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. of foot 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Decker dinner and attachment shell made of metalCampanian Stemless Cup. UnknownBottle 18th century German. Bottle. German. 18th century. Glass; pewter. GlassCaddy spoon second half 19th century Dutch. Caddy spoon 188197Shallow Bowl Decorated with Lotus Petals. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Incense Burner early 19th century Japan. Incense Burner 62575Tortoise China. Tortoise 50476Flask late 18th-early 19th century British, probably Nailsea. Flask. British, probably Nailsea. late 18th-early 19th century. Glass. GlassPlate ca. 1774 Chinese with Dutch decoration, for Dutch market. Plate 185921Covered Cup late 18th-first half of the 19th century China. Covered Cup. China. late 18th-first half of the 19th century. Porcelain painted in overglaze black, red, and gilt. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). CeramicsFigure-top spoon probably second half 19th century Dutch. Figure-top spoon. Dutch. probably second half 19th century. Silver. Metalwork-SilverSugar bowl ca. 1790-1800 British, Sheffield. Sugar bowl. British, Sheffield. ca. 1790-1800. Sheffield plate. Metalwork-SilverplateTurkish woman ca. 1750 Meissen Manufactory German. Turkish woman 196542Plate ca. 1831-ca. 1835 Job & John Jackson. Plate. British (American market). ca. 1831-ca. 1835. Earthenware, transfer-printed. Made in Staffordshire, EnglandCandlestick 1845-70 American. Candlestick. American. 1845-70. Pressed opaque blue glass. Made in United StatesBeaker 1777 Al'derman Petrov Fiodor. Beaker 192010Cup 18th century China. Cup. China. 18th century. Chalcedony. HardstoneVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Water-Dropper 1820 Japan. Water-Dropper. Japan. 1820. White porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsMaker's mark I S, Wall Sconce, 1724-28, silver.Saucer. Culture: British. Dimensions: Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Watch ca. 1815-40 Watchmaker: Lacroix. Watch 195580Incense Burner ca. 1800 Japan. Incense Burner. Japan. ca. 1800. Stoneware with glaze (Bizen ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsKnife Box 1765-95 Lewis Fueter. Knife Box 4624Lazio Roma Rome Museo degli Strumenti Musicali4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Vase China. Vase. China. Porcelain. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsFan 3rd quarter 18th century French. Fan. French. 3rd quarter 18th century. FansBowl with Cover late 16th-early 17th century China. Bowl with Cover 42063A can on a host with an inscription, coat of arms and dates 1671; Mackensen, Andreas I (Ca 1596-1677); 1671 (1671-00-00-1671-00-00);Guldenstern (coat of arms), coats of arms, purchase (provenance)Oldest Bible Manuscript Is In Britain -- Two jars in which part of the scroll was found in the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea in 1947. These two eartherware jars are the only complete ones of their kind in the world. February 08, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.)Buffet of plate, Banqueting Hall, Burghley, 1844. Gold tableware in the Great Dining Hall at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire. 'Upon a sideboard at the south end of the room...was a magnificent display of gold plate, some of which was presented to the family by King James II., Queen Anne, and George I'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.Plate ca. 1830-ca. 1870 British (American market). Plate 6028Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Two small stall candle stands, Martin Gerlach jun, Photographer, Josef Hoffmann -, artistGoblet 1600 Dutch. Goblet. Dutch. 1600. Glass. GlassPitcher. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); Diam. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm). Date: 1835-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dish 18th century S. D.. Dish 191939Plate dated 1746 British, Bristol. Plate. British, Bristol. dated 1746. Tin-glazed earthenware. Ceramics-PotterySphinx (one of a pair) style of 18th century French. Sphinx (one of a pair) 827570The Treasure of Pietroasele or Petrossa, found in Pietroasele, Buzau, Romania, the so-called Treasure of Athanarich, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, EuropeThe Tennyson Vase: "Morte d'Arthur" and "Guinevere", 1868. 'A very beautiful specimen...displayed on the stall of Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son, and Co., in the late International Exhibition at Paris. It was designed and modelled by Mr. H. H. Armstead, expressly for that occasion. The ornamentation is Byzantine Gothic, of the twelfth century. The design is meant to refer to two of the Poet Laureate's finest conceptions; the "Morte d'Arthur," and "Guinevere." The subject of the first medallion is the conflict between King Arthur and Sir Modred...The second mMusic Box ca. 1820 Swiss. Music Box. Swiss. ca. 1820. Various materials. Switzerland. IdiophoneSaucer with Landscape Design ca. 1800 Japan. Saucer with Landscape Design. Japan. ca. 1800. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsUrna, Eris, with a crown over.Globe. Culture: American. Dimensions: Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Date: 1860-80. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Showcases with objects of ceramics; Halls of crafts 1962. Room 255 is an octagonal room (octogoon) with Delftware.Clock ornament French 19th century View more. Clock ornament. French. 19th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt BronzeTrinket Box 1830-70 American. Trinket Box. American. 1830-70. Parian porcelain. Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United StatesRoom M256 With setup of Delft pottery in 1952. Two wall vitrastes in which Delft Pottery has been prepared. World is the so-called blue. Delft blue. This, and the delft polychrome (multicolor), can be found in the approval collection, which has been brought together in the three following rooms (255 to 257). The manufacture of this pottery took a start in the mid-17th century, following the precious Chinese porcelain. Modernization and redesign of approx. 60 rooms, led by Prof. dr. FA. Eschaauzier and Bart castle. It concerned the halls sculpture / arts and crafts (XVIII), study collection, exhibition Rijkspentencabinet and public restaurant with kitchen.Ewer and basin 17th century Italian, Venice (Murano). Ewer and basin. Italian, Venice (Murano). 17th century. Glass. GlassWatch ca. 1815-40 Swiss. Watch. Swiss. ca. 1815-40. Gold, enamel, silver. HorologyPlaque. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm). Date: first half of the 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Statuette late 17th century China. Statuette. China. late 17th century. Ivory, wood. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). IvoriesFinds from the Migration Period, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not availablePair of jars with covers 1756-62 Mennecy. Pair of jars with covers 196545Chess set ca. 1830 Italian. Chess set 200006Showcase with objects of ceramics including pots, bowls, dishes and a tray; Vitters crafts. This is the device of the display case before emptying in October 1959.Plate. Culture: British (American market). Dimensions: Diam. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Date: ca. 1837-ca. 1840. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Hebe or Koromiko gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesBottle 18th century German. Bottle. German. 18th century. Glass. GlassApothecary jar (albarello). Culture: Italian, Urbino. Dimensions: Height: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm). Date: ca. 1560-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fleet Trophy. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.