A cylindrical, bottle-shaped handthrown vase, straight-sided, shouldered and necked with a lip on the top of the neck. Decoration heavy over a heavily crackled ecru surface. Decorations in green, blue, and white enamel of harbour scene in landscape, shelters, and blossoming trees. Typed label on bo…
A cylindrical, bottle-shaped handthrown vase, straight-sided, shouldered and necked with a lip on the top of the neck. Decoration heavy over a heavily crackled ecru surface. Decorations in green, blue, and white enamel of harbour scene in landscape, shelters, and blossoming trees. Typed label on bottom: “cylindrical, stained Ecru glaze; landscape design, richly ornamented, green and blue enamel; Kioto; 1780.”
A stately, European-influenced Japanese vase, tall and slender, with two handles on either side of the neck. Elongated teardrop rising to shoulder, slender neck with handles affixed rising to a bulged lip. Celadon glaze with incised and infilled mishima technique decoration of blossoms and Greek-in…
A stately, European-influenced Japanese vase, tall and slender, with two handles on either side of the neck. Elongated teardrop rising to shoulder, slender neck with handles affixed rising to a bulged lip. Celadon glaze with incised and infilled mishima technique decoration of blossoms and Greek-influenced--Greek "Key"--pattern from shoulder up neck, then overglazed with transparent glaze showing crackling.
A rounded porcelain vase, shouldered about two-thirds of the way up, gently sloping in to a vertical neck and wide opening. Heavy floral slip cobalt decoration.
A rounded porcelain vase, shouldered about two-thirds of the way up, gently sloping in to a vertical neck and wide opening. Heavy floral slip cobalt decoration.
Hand-thrown, trimmed footed, amphora shaped container with two affixed, animal head handles where bottle narrows then flares out to tooled, flat rim. Blue/green/rush decoration at neck and very pale, transparent green over-glaze.
Hand-thrown, trimmed footed, amphora shaped container with two affixed, animal head handles where bottle narrows then flares out to tooled, flat rim. Blue/green/rush decoration at neck and very pale, transparent green over-glaze.
Hard-thrown, trimmed footed, urn-shaped vase with indent at shoulder with flared neck and rim. Transparent glaze with two decorative panels surrounded by deep orange and gold enamel decorations. One panel floral, other two men aside tree. Various orange and gold border trims. Calligraphy on base.
Hard-thrown, trimmed footed, urn-shaped vase with indent at shoulder with flared neck and rim. Transparent glaze with two decorative panels surrounded by deep orange and gold enamel decorations. One panel floral, other two men aside tree. Various orange and gold border trims. Calligraphy on base.
Tall, circular vase with triangular hand-formed rim. Bottom one-third of vase unglazed, upper portion and interior glazed with copper content (green) glaze and rust and blue abstract decoration on one of triangular faces. Base stamped "Ceramic Arts Calgary". Three circular felt pieces on base.
Tall, circular vase with triangular hand-formed rim. Bottom one-third of vase unglazed, upper portion and interior glazed with copper content (green) glaze and rust and blue abstract decoration on one of triangular faces. Base stamped "Ceramic Arts Calgary". Three circular felt pieces on base.
Slender pewter container rising to bell shaped rim, circular, ridged base with folded rim. Single ring inside belled rim. Stamped inside base "Pewter C S Co. (letters within rectangles)...P166" and evergreen tree hallmark. Stamped marks are located on inset disk set inside rim.
Slender pewter container rising to bell shaped rim, circular, ridged base with folded rim. Single ring inside belled rim. Stamped inside base "Pewter C S Co. (letters within rectangles)...P166" and evergreen tree hallmark. Stamped marks are located on inset disk set inside rim.
Small, squat vase with circular, felted foot and body which sharply narrows into neck which flares up to rim. Dominant green glaze with rust and blue accents, and clear (ivory) glaze at neck.
Small, squat vase with circular, felted foot and body which sharply narrows into neck which flares up to rim. Dominant green glaze with rust and blue accents, and clear (ivory) glaze at neck.
Tall, single-flower vase in tinted, pale purple glass. Circular base with short, bulbous body which narrows then extends gently into long, flared neck. "DLJ Made in Japan - Floral Line" sticker on base.
Tall, single-flower vase in tinted, pale purple glass. Circular base with short, bulbous body which narrows then extends gently into long, flared neck. "DLJ Made in Japan - Floral Line" sticker on base.