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Traditional Japanese and Chinese Ceramics

Exquisite porcelain pottery from Japan and China featuring intricate floral designs and traditional motifs, showcasing historical craftsmanship.

Cup on High Foot with Cover 18th century Japan. Cup on High Foot with Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
Cup on High Foot with Cover 18th century Japan. Cup on High Foot with Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). Ceramics
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Cup on High Foot with Cover 18th century Japan. Cup on High Foot with Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBowl with landscape over a floral ground 19th century China. Bowl with landscape over a floral ground. China. 19th century. Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel and gilt (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsBowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm). Date: 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl 18th-19th century Japan. Bowl. Japan. 18th-19th century. Porcelain (Arita ware, Imari style). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsDish 1742-43 Paul de Lamerie British. Dish 202071Octagonal Bowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Diam. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm). Date: 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Incense Burner China. Incense Burner 40730Cup 1785-1800 Chinese, for British market. Cup 201342Coffee cup (part of a service) ca. 1800-1805 Chinese, for Portuguese market. Coffee cup (part of a service) 201100Tea cup (part of a service) ca. 1800-1805 Chinese, for Portuguese market. Tea cup (part of a service) 201099Dish ca. 1700 Chinese, for Dutch market. Dish 195309Beaker ca. 1660 Italian, Venice (Murano). Beaker 207293Plate. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Two baskets ca. 1765-70 Worcester factory. Two baskets 198490Hearth Jar 1750-90. Hearth Jar 4269Basin late 16th-early 17th century Follower of Bernard Palissy French The basins center is occupied by the figure of Temperance, one of the four cardinal virtues, who prepares to pour water into her wine cup to symbolize the concept of moderation. She is surrounded by personifications of the four elements (water, earth, fire, and air), over which she rules; on the rim are vignettes featuring the seven liberal arts, presided over by Minerva (Athena), the Roman goddess of wisdom. The ewer for this basin (53.225.29) is decorated with representations of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Attesting to the close relationship between metalwork and ceramics at the time, this allegorically themed set was made after pewter originals by François Briot (ca. 1550-ca. 1612).. Basin 188904 Maker: Follower of Bernard Palissy, French, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne 1510?1590 Paris, Decorator: Decoration after pewter originals by Fran?ois Briot, French, ca. 1550?1612, Basin, late 16th?early 17th century, Lead-glazed earStem cup with cover ca. 1690 Chinese, for Dutch market. Stem cup with cover 195308Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 (7.3 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Covered Sugar Bowl 1830-33 Probably Providence Flint Glass Works. Covered Sugar Bowl. American. 1830-33. Lacy pressed glass. Made in Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesDish China. Dish 42527Saucer (part of a service) 1723-26 Meissen Manufactory German. Saucer (part of a service) 209253Bowl last quarter 18th century Chinese, for European market. Bowl 198853Dessert Plate 1750-75 Possibly Bow Porcelain Factory British. Dessert Plate. British. 1750-75. Porcelain. Possibly made in London, EnglandCovered Jar. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 24 in. (61 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Plate late 17th-early 18th century China. Plate 42299Covered bowl late 16th century Italian (Venice). Covered bowl 460764Bowl. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Diam. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Butter dish with cover and stand ca. 1770 Worcester factory. Butter dish with cover and stand. British, Worcester. ca. 1770. Soft-paste porcelain. Worcester factory (British, 1751-2008). Ceramics-PorcelainCup and two saucers late 18th-early 19th century Chinese, for Dutch market. Cup and two saucers 204843Potpourri vase (one of a pair) 1760-65 Royal Porcelain Manufactory Danish. Potpourri vase (one of a pair) 200752Octagonal Jar with Decoration of Flowering Cherry and Chrysanthemum. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); Diam. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Diam. of rim: 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. of foot: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm). Date: late 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Diam. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm). Date: 18th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Dish late 17th-early 18th century China. Dish. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsCandlestick (one of a pair) ca. 1560-70 Master I. C. (probably Jean Court or Jean de Court) The processions of infants on the drip pans were taken from engravings by the anonymous Italian Master of the Die (active ca. 1532). The labors of Hercules depicted on the repoussé medallions around the base of one of the candlesticks are after engravings by the German Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-after 1555); gods of classical antiquity fill the medallions on the other example.. Candlestick (one of a pair) 198393Vase on Stand. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Scent bottle ca. 1770 Meissen Manufactory German. Scent bottle 194234Covered SugarBowlPlate with crest of Landsberg-Vehlen 1755-57 Johann Peter Müller. Plate with crest of Landsberg-Vehlen. German, Augsburg. 1755-57. Silver gilt. Metalwork-SilverHexagonal cup with birds late 17th-early 18th century China. Hexagonal cup with birds. China. late 17th-early 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsTeapot ca. 1725, decorated ca. 1735 Meissen Manufactory German. Teapot 200654Punch bowl third quarter 18th century Chinese, possibly for British market. Punch bowl. Chinese, possibly for British market. third quarter 18th century. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportBowl 1800 Japan. Bowl 62745Dish with Blossoming Plum and Crescent Moon. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. of foot 5 in. (12.7 cm). Date: mid- to late 15th century.Suggestive of an evening in early spring, and a subject of Chinese poetry, the theme of a flowering plum under a crescent moon first appears in Chinese ceramics in the twelfth century. On this dish, a dramatic rock of the type that was mined at Lake Tai on the border of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, and used for gardens, has been added to the scene. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Beaker 1778-80 Catherine-Charlotte-Geneviève-Decomble Brissot (or Brisseau). Beaker 200133Bottle cooler (seau à bouteille) ca. 1720-40 Saint-Cloud factory. Bottle cooler (seau à bouteille) 195208Saucer ca. 1770-75 Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. Saucer 210817Dish 18th century Dutch, Delft The gift of the Hans Syz Collection in 1995 endowed the Museum with nearly three hundred examples of European and Asian ceramics meticulously acquired by Swiss-born collector Dr. Syz (1894-1991) to chart the migration of models and patterns from East to West. Documenting a continuous process of influence and adaptation, these pieces provide a discriminating review of the nuances of stylistic change resulting from three centuries of trade.. Dish 208333Vase (part of a garniture) 1750-60 Chinese, for British market. Vase (part of a garniture) 201031Cup (part of a coffee service) early 19th century Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. Cup (part of a coffee service) 186251Sugar box ca. 1723-24 Meissen Manufactory German. Sugar box 203183Écuelle ca. 1725 German. Écuelle 190470 German, cuelle, ca. 1725, Hard-paste porcelain, Diameter: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Margarette A. Jones, 1906 (07.233.15)Vase with Floral Decor China. Vase with Floral Decor. China. Porcelain painted in overglaze famille verte enamels. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsBeaker and saucer 1720-27 Vezzi Factory The decoration has been painted in gold over a violet ground.. Beaker and saucer 206065Ice cream cup (Tasse à glace) (part of a service) 1771 Sèvres Manufactory French. Ice cream cup (Tasse à glace) (part of a service). French, Sèvres. 1771. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainEwer 17th century Spanish, Catalonia. Ewer. Spanish, Catalonia. 17th century. Glass. GlassPlate 1755-56 Paul Soulaine. Plate 200341Saltcellar. Culture: British (American market). Dimensions: 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm). Date: 1800-1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl early 16th century Italian, Venice (Murano). Bowl. Italian, Venice (Murano). early 16th century. Glass, enameled and gilt. GlassBowl 19th-mid-19th century Japan. Bowl. Japan. 19th-mid-19th century. Pottery covered with crackled glaze and decorated over the glaze in enamels and gold (Satsuma ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsBowl with cover ca. 1790 Dihl et Guérhard French. Bowl with cover 188638 Factory: Dihl et Gurhard, French, 1781ca. 1824 (Manufacture de Monsieur Le Duc dAngoulme, until 1789), Bowl with cover, ca. 1790, Hard-paste porcelain, Overall (with cover and handles): 5 5/16 8 1/8 in. (13.5 20.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Alfred Duane Pell, 1902 (02.6.81a, b)Bowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cup (part of a service) ca. 1770 Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory. Cup (part of a service) 196943Footed Bowl 1850-70 American With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late 1840s. By this time, pressed tablewares were being produced in large matching sets and innumerable forms. During the mid-1850s, colorless glass and simple geometric patterns dominated. Catering to the demand for moderately-priced dining wares, the glass industry in the United States expanded widely, and numerous factories supplied less expensive pressed glassware to the growing market. At the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations at New Yorks Crystal Palace in 1853, for example, the New England Glass Company exhibited 130 pieces of one design, "consisting of bowls, tumblers, champagnes, wines, and jelly glasses." This object belongs to one such service. Although the glass manufactory is not known, the glassware is very typical of the large services that were very popular with Americas middle class in the nineteenth century.. Footed Bowl. AmDish (one of a pair) ca. 1800-1810 Chinese, for British market. Dish (one of a pair). Chinese, for British market. ca. 1800-1810. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain-ExportBowl 18th century Japan. Bowl. Japan. 18th century. Clay decorated under a thin, transparent glaze and thick overglaze (Mino ware, Oribe type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsCup (one of a pair). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Diam. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sauceboat. Culture: British. Dimensions: 4 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 13/16 in. (12.5 x 26 x 12.2 cm). Date: ca. 1750. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Wine-pitcher. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); W. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); D. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl with floral scrolls 20th century China. Bowl with floral scrolls. China. 20th century. Porcelain with bluish white glaze (Jingdezhen qingbai ware). CeramicsSaucer with flower and bird 18th century China. Saucer with flower and bird. China. 18th century. Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, overglaze red and gild, with coffee glaze on exterior (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsJug ca. 1865 Boston Silver Glass Company. Jug 4578Cup (one of six) (part of a set) 1820-30 French. Cup (one of six) (part of a set) 187819 French, Cup (one of six) (part of a set), 182030, Hard-paste porcelain, Height: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.306)Plate China. Plate. China. Porcelain with famille verte enamels. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722). CeramicsCup with Cover 1780 Japan. Cup with Cover. Japan. 1780. White porcelain with slip relief; decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsPlate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service) 1772 Sèvres Manufactory French. Plate (Assiette à palmes) (1 of 102) (part of a service). French, Sèvres. 1772. Soft-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainPedestal ca. 1780 Chinese, for British market. Pedestal 201329Vase 1784-1810 British. Vase. British. 1784-1810. Porcelain. Made in EnglandBrush Washer (Yüe ware) China. Brush Washer (Yüe ware) 48808Cup ca. 1750 Imperial Porcelain Manufactory The gift of the Hans Syz Collection in 1995 endowed the Museum with nearly three hundred examples of European and Asian ceramics meticulously acquired by Swiss-born collector Dr. Syz (1894-1991) to chart the migration of models and patterns from East to West. Documenting a continuous process of influence and adaptation, these pieces provide a discriminating review of the nuances of stylistic change resulting from three centuries of trade.. Cup 208359Salt ca. 1830 American. Salt. American. ca. 1830. Lacy pressed blue opaque glass. Made in Massachusetts, United StatesVase with a lid. Ćmielów (fabryka fajansu i porcelany ; 1804-), factoryVase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm). Date: late 18th-early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bowl. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 12 in. (30.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Salt 1830-40 Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Salt. American. 1830-40. Lacy pressed blue glass. Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United StatesHot Water Plate 1800-1830 Chinese. Hot Water Plate. Chinese. 1800-1830. Porcelain. Made in ChinaBowl 1840 Japan. Bowl. Japan. 1840. Porcelain decorated with enamels (Arita ware, Imari type). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsWater Jar with Pines ca. 1640 Japan. Water Jar with Pines 50186Saucer China. Saucer 50788Watch 17th century German. Watch. German. 17th century. Rock crystal, gold, enamel. HorologyIncense Burner 1780 Japan. Incense Burner 52370Silverware treasure of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Germany. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881Beaker 1766 I. B. (Norwegian or Danish). Beaker 197438Ceramics, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.Cup and saucer early 19th century German. Cup and saucer. German. early 19th century. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainJar with Cover 18th century Japan. Jar with Cover. Japan. 18th century. White porcelain openwork, decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Arita ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsMinature bottle with scene of the West Chamber 19th century China. Minature bottle with scene of the West Chamber. China. 19th century. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze black enamel (Jingdezhen ware). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsVase 1880-90. Vase. 1880-90. Pressed purple marble glass. Made in EnglandCup (part of a service) ca. 1770 Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory. Cup (part of a service) 196951Platter 18th century with later decoration Chinese with European decoration. Platter 205404Chamber candlestick ca. 1765 Meissen Manufactory German. Chamber candlestick. German, Meissen. ca. 1765. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain