Japanese Arita porcelain - price guide and values

Antique Japanese Arita Ware Vases, Meiji Period, Character Mark

A pair of antique Japanese Arita ware vases, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, character mark to base, 17 cm high

Early 20th Century Japanese Porcelain Arita Baluster Vase

A Japanese porcelain Arita baluster vase, early 20th century the vase of baluster form with an everted frilled rim, overglaze decorated with birds on blooming branches, unmarked. Height 20.5 cm

Arita Blue and White Square Plate, Late Meiji Period

An antique Japanese Arita blue and white square plate, Aoki Kyodai-Shokai (Aoki Brothers Company), late Meiji period, the square plate with canted corners, pie crust edge and raised on a ring foot, hand painted with blue on white floral spray surrounded…

Meiji Period Japanese Dish with Iwanari Figures and Flowers

A large Japanese Meiji period dish with figures from Iwanari and flowers (Arita official kiln)(line on the bottom), height 8 cm, diameter 63 cm

18th Century Arita Porcelain Jar with Gilt Bronze Mounts

A large antique gilt bronze-mounted Arita porcelain jar, 18th century, the French mounts 19th century, the jar ovoid with a short neck and lightly-lobed body, decorated in the Imari palette with flowering plants, mounted with a pierced gilt bronze crown…

Japanese Blue and White Arita Charger, Meiji Period

A Japanese blue and white Arita charger, Aoki Brothers Company, Meiji period, the scallop edged charger underglaze decorated with successive lattice diaper and scroll pattern borders interspersed with bold floral reserves, enclosing a circular arrangement…

Arita Porcelain Planter with Robin and Cherry Blossom Motif

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), the rim and base decorated with floral bands, sides hand painted with robins sitting on cherry blossom branches, accented in green and pink, height 35.5 cm diameter 53.5 cm. Provenance:…

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers, Meiji Period

Two large Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, Meiji period (1868-1912), cobalt blue underglaze decoration, one depicting floral sprays and the other a koi fish (2), diameter 43.5 cm (largest). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Arita Porcelain Planter with Cranes & Florals

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), the rim and base decorated with floral bands, sides hand painted with cranes in a coastal scene, accented in black manganese oxide, height 35.5 cm diameter 53.5 cm. Provenance: Private…

Meiji Arita Porcelain Planter with Shishi Dogs

Large Japanese Arita porcelain planter, Meiji period (1868-1912), rim and base decorated with floral bands, the sides with shishi dogs playing with balls, accents in unglazed iron oxide and sgraffito, height 34.5 cm diameter 55 cm. Provenance: Private…

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers with Blue Landscapes and Motifs

Two Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, each circular charger with a scalloped rim, painted in shades of bright cobalt blue with landscapes, fruits, floral and geometric motifs (2), diameter 47.5 cm; 48.5 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Chargers with Landscape Motifs

Near pair of Japanese Arita porcelain chargers, each circular charger painted in shades of bright cobalt blue with a central medallion depicting a landscape, six-character mark to underside, together with a Japanese blue and white porcelain charger…

Meiji Arita Porcelain Jardiniere with Iris Decoration

Japanese Arita porcelain jardiniere, Meiji period (1868-1912), rectangular shape, blue transfer decoration of irises in a pond, footed, height 12.5 cm width 37.5 cm depth 26 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Japanese Arita Porcelain Plates, Meiji Period, Mountain Scenes (3)

Three Japanese Arita square porcelain plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), with blue on white decoration of mountain scenes (3), 29 x 29 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Arita Porcelain Dish, Edo Period, 1700

Japanese Arita porcelain dish, Edo period (1603-1867), c. 1700, circular dish painted with a border of flowers and plants in underglaze blue, diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Qld

Large Arita Vase with Blue and White Decoration

A very large floor standing Japanese Arita vase, overall blue and white decoration, of two sections with fluted top, some professional repair. The ovoid base with gilded eagle and selected highlights. Height 173 cm. Provenance: Reputedly ex. the…

Kutani Lotus Porcelain Vase, Meiji Period

Kutani Japanese 'Arita' porcelain vase with lotus style lobed rim, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, six character mark to base, 15 cm high

Meiji Era Blue and White Japanese Charger

An antique Japanese Arita Ware blue and white charger with landscape scene, Meiji period, 40 cm diameter

Arita Blue and White Vases with London Trade Label

A rare garniture of three Arita blue and white lidded vases, Japanese,17th century bears trade label for Woods Wilson Ltd, London., 48 cm, high

Arita Porcelain Vase with Crane and Bamboo Design

Japanese Arita porcelain vase the ovoid vase hand painted with two cranes walking through a bamboo grove, 40 cm height

Edo Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Bowl

A Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain bowl, Edo Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the lobed sides decorated on the interior with pine and prunus, the base with six-character mark of Chenghua, 16.5 cm diameter

Meiji Era Japanese Porcelain Plates

Two Japanese plates, Meiji period 19th century, two porcelain plates with scalloped edges, one decorated in the Imari palette of flower bouquets, landscapes with figures, fans, and flowers, the other one in Arita blue and white, with a stylized phoenix…

Fukagawa Arita Porcelain Bird Mantle Vase, 28cm

Japanese Fukagawa Arita porcelain mantle vase bird decoration on blue background, marked and sticker to base, height 28 cm.

Arita Blue and White Porcelain Plate

A large Arita porcelain plate, 20th century, circular, decorated in blue and white with juxtaposed motifs, the moulded rim glazed in brown, height 4.5 cm, diameter 38 cm

Japanese Kakiemon dish with crane and minogame design

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon blue and white crane and Minogame dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated to the interior with a minogame on an island with a crane flying overhead, with warabi karakusa design and four butterflies…

Japanese Nabeshima and Arita Ruri dishes, 19th century

A Japanese Nabeshima dish and an Arita Ruri dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 19th century and 1770-1790, the Nabeshima dish of moulded chrysanthemum form decorated in underglaze blue with branches of flowering paulownia. The other dish covered in a ruri blue…

Arita Kinrande Dishes from Edo Period

Two Japanese Arita 'Kinrande' dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, comprising a fine enamelled and gilded dish decorated with pinks and chrysanthemums amongst rocks, and a lobed rim dish decorated with a hawk under a pine surrounded by a brocade…

Japanese Koransha Bowl and Arita Charger, Meiji Period

A Japanese Koransha bowl and an Arita charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1880-1900, the Fukagawa bowl with deeply lobed rim and moulded form, decorated with the Chinese immortal Qingao riding a carp to the interior, the lobes decorated with brocade…

Japanese Kakiemon 'Shochikubai' Bowl, Edo Period

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Shochikubai' bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1710, decorated with a 'Gobenka' flower to the centre, and three shaped reserves containing the 'Three friends of Winter' against a hanakarakusa (scrolling flower) ground to the…

Rare Japanese Arita Blue and White Stencilled Dish

A rare Japanese Arita blue and white Stencilled dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, the lobed, rhomboid shaped dish decorated with an off-centre shaped reserve containing landscape decoration against a floral ground, the decoration applied by…

Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' Blue and White Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' blue and white dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with a rippled rim, decorated in 'Kraak' style with a vase with flowers to the interior, and to the cavetto with a compartmentalised design of various flowers. Five spur…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Inscription and Moulded Decoration

A Japanese inscribed Ai Kakiemon blue and white and moulded dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1750-1790, with a floriate form rim, and moulded decoration to the interior depicting two figures in a garden pavilion, and inscribed in Kanji with the first line…

Edo Period Arita Charger with Dragon and Peonies

A Japanese Arita blue and white and moulded charger, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 1780, with a barbed and lobed everted rim, the interior decorated with peonies emerging from rocks, the cavetto with moulded relief decoration of dragons chasing flaming…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Underglaze Blue Decoration

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Van Frijtom' dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1710, of barbed floriate form, finely decorated in underglaze blue with figures, pagoda and fishing boats within a lakeside landscape, the rim dressed with iron enamel 'Fuchi beni'…

Edo Kakiemon Style Flower Bowl

A Japanese Kakiemon style bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1690, decorated asymmetrically with a spray of flowers to one side emerging from a paper origami in early Kakiemon colours of red, blue, yellow, turquoise and black, the rim dressed with 'Fuchi…

Kakiemon Phoenix Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Kakiemon dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1675-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated with two phoenixes on rocks amongst flowers in overglaze early Kakiemon enamels (red, blue, turquoise and yellow) and underglaze blue, surrounded by warblers…

Japanese Arita Charger with Exotic Bird Design

A large Japanese Arita blue and white charger, decorated with an exotic bird perched on a fruiting bough. Diameter 39.5 cm

Japanese Meiji Arita Charger with Birds and Butterflies

A large Japanese Meiji Arita blue and white charger, decorated with birds and butterflies in flight above flowering plants. Diameter 37.5 cm

Arita Porcelain Dragon Vase - 43cm Height

A Japanese Arita porcelain large vase, inverse ovoid form with a wide encircling band of five clawed dragons amongst scattered florals, lappet panelled borders, height 43 cm

Arita Ware Tiger Dish

Japanese Arita Ware dish. With underglaze blue decoration of a tiger in a bamboo thicket. Diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: Luciano Sita collection, Sydney.

Arita Ware Figure Vase

Japanese petit Arita Ware vase, with waisted neck and ovoid body, decorated with a series of figures, in tones of red, orange and gilt, character mark to base, height 9.5 cm

Arita Imari Sake Bottle with Cobalt Blue Flowers

Japanese Arita Imari sake bottle. Edo period bottle decorated in cobalt blue, enamel and gilt flowers. Height 22 cm

Meiji Arita ware dishes, 19th century, Japan

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, Meiji period, 19th century, 11.5 cm diameter

Arita Charger with Figures, Flowers, and Mountains

A Japanese Arita charger, Edo-Meiji period, 19th century, the scallop edged charger with a lattice diaper pattern rim enclosing a bold arrangement of figures, flowers and foliage, spur marks underside, with mountains and castle imagery to the exterior,…

Arita Ware Imari Ship Bowl, Edo Period

A rare Japanese Arita Ware Imari ship bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 18th century, decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with a group of ships with large characters on the sails sailing in wavy water, the outside of the bowl decorated with…

Arita Ware Blue and White Kendi with Landscape Scenes

A Japanese blue and white Arita Ware kendi, Edo period (1603-1868), 1670-1690, decorated with landscape scenes within shaped reserves separated by floral designs, the neck decorated with tulips. The de Voogd collection, 20 cm high, 16.5 cm wide

Arita Porcelain Coffee Set with Ming Dynasty Mark

Japanese Arita porcelain coffee set. Eleven coffee cups and saucers, with iron red, cobalt and gilt decoration. Faux Chinese mark 'Great Ming Dynasty Chenghua period 1465-1487 make.'

Meiji Era Blue and White Porcelain Wave Box

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white porcelain box with wave decoration, Meiji period, early 20thc century, 10 cm high, 19 cm wide

Blue and White Arita Charger - 46cm Diameter

Japanese Arita large ceramic charger blue and white scene decorated, diameter 46 cm.

Arita Charger with Blue and White Lake Scene Decoration

Early Japanese Arita ceramic charger traditional blue and white lake scene decoration, igezara decorated rim, circa 1890s, diameter 31 cm.

Monumental Arita Porcelain Phoenix Vases

Pair of monumental Japanese Arita porcelain vases, of octagonal shape, painted with phoenixes amongst blossoming foliage in underglaze blue, lacking lids and one with two firing cracks secured stapled repairs (2), height 57 cm. Provenance: The Estate of…

Japanese Arita Ware Charger with Blue and White Decoration

Large Japanese Arita ware charger blue and white decoration, character mark to base,diameter 39 cm

19th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger with Floral Design

A large 19th century Japanese Arita porcelain charger, decorated with stylised florals as a central medallion and broad border, the rim with serpentine edge. Old David Cooke (antique dealer) label on reverse. Diameter 460.

Edo Period Imari Ware Bowls with Shishi Decoration

A set of four Japanese Arita ware Imari bowls, Edo period (1603-1868), 18th century, decorated with crouching shishi and fan-shaped reserves, with two character marks to the base. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, each bowl 5 cm high, 15 cm diameter.…

Arita Charger Imitating Ming Chenghua

Unusual early 19th century Japanese Arita porcelain charger, imitating Ming Chenghua, of circular form, with sloping sides, richly decorated with flower head and ferns, in gilt and red, on a teal coloured ground, six character mark to base, diameter 33.5…

19th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger

Good 19th century Japanese Arita porcelain charger of circular form, decorated with central mon, surrounded by other mons and symbols on a fine radiating lattice ground, surrounded by interlocking circles, in rich tones of orange and gilt, character marks…

Japanese Arita Ware Charger with Mythological Creatures

Large Japanese Arita ware charger, of shallow circular form, the interior decorated with reserves of cranes, flowers and mythological creatures, accented with blue floral borders, the exterior decorated with lotus and foliate scrolls in blue on a white…

Floral Arita Porcelain Pig

Japanese Arita ware porcelain pig, depicted seated and decorated with floral motifs, in rich tones of red, blue and orange, four character mark to base, length 19 cm

Meiji Period Imari Style Baluster Vases with Gilt Highlights

A pair of Imari style or Arita ware lidded baluster vases, with dry iron red enamel decoration and gilt highlights on a heavy underglaze blue and white porcelain. Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912) circa 1890. 18 x 3.5 cm

Arita Charger with Red Crested Cranes and Phoenix Border

A porcelain Arita charger with a scalloped edge, impressed maker's mark, Japan, mid 20th century, the centre decorated with red crested cranes and pine trees issuing from rocks, a spliced border of roundels phoenix and floral motifs in blue, red, green,…

Japanese Edo Arita Kinrande Ko Imari Covered Vase

A Japanese Edo Arita Kinrande Ko Imari covered vase, Genroku period (1688-1704), the baluster form porcelain vase with original domed cover surmounted by a shishi finial, covered with decoration in underglaze blue, iron red and gilding, the lower register…

Japanese Imari Shell Dishes, Edo Period

A pair of Japanese Arita Ko Imari Iroe Shell-Form dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), late 17th/Early 18th century, moulded in the form of abalone shells, with decoration in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding, depicting an underwater scene with…

Large Japanese Arita Koro with Guardian Lions, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Arita Koro, Meiji period (1868-1912), the exceptionally large censer with a high pierced foot, twin handles and a pierced cover surmounted by two playing guardian lions, the whole decorated in polychrome enamels, with two shaped reserves…

Japanese Imari Charger, 17th Century

A Japanese Arita Ko Imari charger, Edo period (1603-1868), late 17th century, decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilding, with vases with flowers to the centre, surrounded by shaped reserves to the cavetto with flowers against alternating blue and…

Arita Celadon Hotei Figure, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Arita celadon figure of Hotei, Meiji period (1868-1912), the large figure sculpted in porcelain, with carved and incised detailing, covered with an even 'Kinuta' hued celadon glaze, the unglazed base burnt red in the firing., 34 cm high,…

Japanese Ceramic Collection with Minor Damage

Japanese Arita, Satsuma and Kutani tea bowls, cups, dishes, and a square covered jar [8] condition: a small chip to the rim of the vase, height 2.5 cm - 11 cm, diameter 5 - 18 cm

Japanese Arita Blue and White Carafe with Cover and Saucer

A Japanese Arita carafe with cover and saucer, decorated in underglaze blue with figures in a landscape. Minute chip to stopper, height 36 cm

Arita Blue Songbird Carafe with Saucer and Cover

A Japanese Arita carafe and cover with saucer, decorated in underglaze blue with songbird perched amongst flowers. Impressed mark. Minute chip to stopper, height 34 cm

Porcelain Plates: Japanese & Continental, 20th Century

A Japanese porcelain plate and a Continental porcelain plate, early to mid 20th century, an Arita type plate with shaped reserves of flora, landscapes and figures, with gilt upon a pastel patterned ground, and a Vienna type plate profusely, decorated with…

Japanese Arita Ware Dishes - 18th/19th Century

Two Japanese Arita ware dishes, 18th/19th century, 15.5 cm diameter,

18th Century Japanese Arita Ware Plates, 22.5 cm Diameter

Two Arita ware plates, Japanese, late 18th century, 22.5 cm diameter

Arita Blossom Rice Bowl

19th century Japanese Arita rice bowl, traditional decoration of blossom sprays

Arita Twin Handled Vase with Bird and Floral Motifs

Large Japanese Arita twin handled vase, with cylindrical neck, flanked by loop handles and ovoid body, decorated with swallows and quails amongst floral scene, raised on circular base, height 61 cm

Edo Period Blue and White Porcelain Dish

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white porcelain dish, late Edo period, early 19th century, the large dish with moulded barbed foliate rim, painted to the interior in blue and white with figures in a mountanious landscape. Pseudo Fuku mark to base, 29.2 cm…

Arita Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Exotic Birds

Large Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain vase, early 20th century, of baluster form, decorated with exotic birds amongst foliage and blossoming flowers, height 63.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Neville Grace, Sydney

Arita Plate, Edo Period, Garden and Blossom Decoration

An antique Arita plate, Edo period, circa 1750, in underglaze blue and enamel decorated in an elegant iron red, green and gilt palette, depicting a fenced garden in the kakiemon manner, prunus, blossom decoration to the exterior, with concentric blue…

Meiji Arita Porcelain Bowl & Cream Jug Set

Japanese Meiji period Arita porcelain bowl & cream jug. With matching blue & white underglaze decoration, height 8.5 cm

Arita Ware Charger with Dragon and Rabbit Motifs

A Japanese Arita ware blue and white charger, late Edo period, circa 1750-1780, decorated with dragons and rabbits admist scrolling flowers to the cavetto, and scrolling peonies to the centre. Six character Chinese Wanli reign mark to underside of base,…

Japanese Blue and White Mountain Landscape Charger

A large Japanese blue and white Arita circular charger, painted with a mountainous landscape. Diameter 46 cm.

Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger with Underglaze Blue Landscape

A Japanese Arita porcelain charger, decorated in underglaze blue with a landscape with buildings. Diameter 39.5 cm

Japanese Arita Porcelain Charger with Lake Scene

A large Japanese blue and white Arita porcelain charger, of circular shape, painted with a lake scene. Diameter 47 cm

Japanese Arita Charger with Blue Bird and Flowers

A large Japanese Arita charger, decorated in underglaze blue with a bird amongst flowers. Diameter 47 cm

Imari Porcelain Plate with Arita Bowl, Meiji Period

A Japanese porcelain plate, with an Arita blue and white bowl, Meiji period 1868-1912, a finely painted pattern in the Imari palette on the large dish, diameter 28 cm and 19 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late June Fairall

Arita Porcelain Vase with Blue Floral Bird Decoration

An old Japanese Arita porcelain vase, baluster form, frilled rim, panelled floral and bird decoration in blue on white. Height 30 cm

Fukagawa Arita Iris Porcelain Mantle Vase

Japanese Fukagawa Arita porcelain mantle vase, iris decoration on blue ground, marked to base. Height 28 cm

Meiji Period Arita Floor Vase with Elaborate Decoration

A monumental antique Arita floor vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, a baluster vase with a cushioned neck rim and a fluted trumpet rim, profusely decorated with pairs of shaped cloud and quatrefoil reserves populated with bird and landscape scenes upon a…