Satsuma ware is a type of pottery that originated in the Satsuma province of Japan, which is now known as Kagoshima prefecture. Satsuma ware is known for its distinctive designs, which often feature intricate patterns and detailed images.

The history of Satsuma ware dates back to the late 16th century, when the first kilns were established in the region. At that time, Satsuma ware was mostly produced for local use, and the designs were simple and utilitarian. However, in the late 17th century, the Satsuma domain was ruled by the Shimazu family, who encouraged the production of high-quality ceramics as a way to boost the local economy.

Under the Shimazu family's patronage, Satsuma ware began to evolve into a more refined art form. The potters began to experiment with new techniques and designs, and the kilns produced a range of ceramics, from tea bowls and sake cups to more...

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Fine Japanese enamel vase, of ovoid form, beautifully decorated…

Japanese Enamel Vase with Birds and Waves Decoration, 18cm Height

Fine Japanese enamel vase, of ovoid form, beautifully decorated with lines of birds in flight, above an extremely fine ground of breaking waves in deep blue tones, a/f, height 18 cm

A large earthenware vase, Japanese circa 1900, 35 cm

Japanese Earthenware Vase, circa 1900, 35 cm Tall

A large earthenware vase, Japanese circa 1900, 35 cm

A Japanese porcelain Arita baluster vase, early 20th century…

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

Sumida Gawa Japanese vase, Multicolour glaze pottery vase…

Sumida Gawa Multicolour Glaze Pottery Vase with Seated Male

Sumida Gawa Japanese vase, Multicolour glaze pottery vase depicting seated male holding staff, height 21 cm

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases featuring figural scene,…

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases featuring figural scene, height 29 cm

A contemporary Japanese Ginbari vase featuring birds, height 13…

A contemporary Japanese Ginbari vase featuring birds, height 13 cm together with lidded example, height 12 cm

A Japanese Satsuma vase featuring ladies in garden, height 23 cm

A Japanese Satsuma vase featuring ladies in garden, height 23 cm

Satsuma Japan hand painted ceramic table vase hand painted…

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Japanese shino Ware vase. Ovoid form, with potter's mark to…

Japanese shino Ware vase. Ovoid form, with potter's mark to base. Kiri wood tomobako, with signature and seal. Height 30 cm

Australian studio pottery, 20th century, vase, wood fired Bizen…

Australian studio pottery, 20th century, vase, wood fired Bizen ware, impressed artist's mark to side, height 20 cm

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases featuring landscape scene,…

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases featuring landscape scene, height 22 cm

A Japanese Satsuma vase featuring cherry blossom, height 25 cm

A Japanese Satsuma vase featuring cherry blossom, height 25 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma vase, 19th century ceramic vase…

Antique Japanese Satsuma vase, 19th century ceramic vase decorated with hand painted children and foliate and extensive gilding, height 13 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji porcelain vase decorated…

Antique Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji porcelain vase decorated with hand painted immortals and extensive geometric gilding decorations and twin lion mask, red character mark to base, height 16 cm

Satsuma fine Japanese earthen ware vase on blue ground adorned…

Satsuma fine Japanese earthen ware vase on blue ground adorned with six circular vignettes and gilt decorated highlights, Meiji period, 19th century, bearing several seal marks to base, 16 cm high

Satsuma high quality Japanese earthenware mantle vase adorned…

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A Japanese painted porcelain vase, Royal Nishiki Nippon, early…

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A pair of Satsuma 'Thousand Faces' vases, late Meiji period,…

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Large pair late 19th century Japanese Satsuma floor vases,…

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Japanese Sumida Gawa export ware moonflask vase, the body…

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A vintage Japanese studio pottery vase with Peoney with blue…

A vintage Japanese studio pottery vase with Peoney with blue bird detail, artist signature to base, height 12 cm

A Japanese studio pottery earthenware globular vase with…

A Japanese studio pottery earthenware globular vase with mottled olive green detail, artist signature to base, height 17 cm, diameter 20 cm

A Japanese studio pottery Ovid vase with mottled Flambeau green…

A Japanese studio pottery Ovid vase with mottled Flambeau green and mauve glaze, seal mark to vase, height 19 cm

A Japanese studio pottery vase with mottled glaze and rolled…

A Japanese studio pottery vase with mottled glaze and rolled lip detail, artist signature to base, height 17 cm

A Japanese studio pottery mottled orange & Luster Ovid vase,…

A Japanese studio pottery mottled orange & Luster Ovid vase, character marks to base, height 15.5 cm

A fine late Meiji or Taisho period Satsuma, lidded vase,…

A fine late Meiji or Taisho period Satsuma, lidded vase, (Japan). Meticulous renditions of flowering plants against a gilt ground. Mon against a red ground on base. Total height: 17.5 cm.

Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Japanese, 1875-1959) Pottery vase, c.1940's,…

Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Japanese, 1875-1959) Pottery vase, c.1940's, of facetted ovoid form, with a short flared rim, decorated with phosphatic splash on a brown glaze, impressed Rokubei mark to the base, together with signed tomobako, height 30 cm

Magnificent pair of Japanese Meiji period twin handled Gu vases,…

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Japanese Fukagawa Seiji porcelain hand painted vase mark to…

Japanese Fukagawa Seiji porcelain hand painted vase mark to base, height 32m,

Large Sumida Gawa Japanese vase. Meiji period, decorated with…

Large Sumida Gawa Japanese vase. Meiji period, decorated with three figures at the front, signed at the side, 30 cm high

A pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma bottle vases, traditional…

A pair of Meiji Japanese Satsuma bottle vases, traditional panelled decoration with figures and geometric patterns. Red painted marks to base, height 31 cm.

A pair of Japanese Satsuma vases, early Showa period, c1930,…

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A Meiji period Satsuma vase. Squat ovoid shape. Painted with…

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Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated with a gilded…

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated with a gilded writhing dragon in low relief above an assembly of arhats in a landscape. Height 16 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Painted with a continuous…

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Painted with a continuous scene with Bijin and children in a landscape with Mt Fuji in the background. Height 19 cm

Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase. Decorated in panels, the…

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Satsuma Meiji period vase. Painted in a continuous scene with…

Satsuma Meiji period vase. Painted in a continuous scene with bijin beside a river with Mt Fiji in the background. 26 cm height

Two Satsuma Meiji period vases. One painted with bijin in a…

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A pair of late Meiji period Satsuma vases. Painted in four…

A pair of late Meiji period Satsuma vases. Painted in four alternating panels with Bijin and children beneath a flowering tree. The alternate panels with butterflies and birds with flowers and bamboo reserved on a blue ground. The gilding worn to the base…

A superb Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase by Okamoto Ryozan…

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Japanese Sumida Gawa bottle vase. With multiple apertures,…

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A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases. Late Meiji period, (minor…

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19th century Japanese Seto porcelain flower vase height 32 cm.…

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Large Sumida Ware vase by Ishiguro Koko. Dark brown glaze with…

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Japanese Meiji period Satsuma pottery vase. Decorated with…

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Japanese Satsuma immortals vase. Decorated with gilt and enamel…

Satsuma Immortals Vase with Gilt and Enamel Figures

Japanese Satsuma immortals vase. Decorated with gilt and enamel figures of immortals and a white dragon. Signed to base ''Toyama Satsuma'', height 5 cm

A pair of Satsuma earthenware square section vases, Meiji…

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Satsuma vase, Meiji period porcelain vase decorated with hand…

Meiji Satsuma Vase with Geishas, Sages, and Gilding Marked

Satsuma vase, Meiji period porcelain vase decorated with hand painted Geishas and sages with extensive gilding, marked to base

An impressive Japanese Meiji Imari charger, traditional…

Japanese Meiji Imari Charger with Traditional Flowering Vase Decoration

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An antique Japanese porcelain vase with hand-painted floral…

Japanese Hand-Painted Floral Porcelain Vase, Green Factory Mark, 18cm

An antique Japanese porcelain vase with hand-painted floral decoration, green factory mark to base, 18 cm high

Antique English porcelain cheese covers, porcelain bowls and…

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Imari antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases and lidded…

Imari Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases, 19th century collection

Imari antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain vases and lidded boxes, 19th century, (5 items), the largest 28 cm high

Satsuma Japanese pottery vase with village landscape scene…

Meiji Satsuma Pottery Vase with Village Landscape and Flowers

Satsuma Japanese pottery vase with village landscape scene surrounded by flowers, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, seal mark to base, 22.5 cm high

Satsuma pair of Japanese vases with green floral motif, Meiji…

Meiji Period Satsuma Vases with Green Floral Motif Pair

Satsuma pair of Japanese vases with green floral motif, Meiji period, 20th century, red seal mark to base, 18 cm high

A small pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period (1868-1912) the…

Satsuma vases with dragon handles, Meiji period, Shimazu crest

A small pair of Satsuma vases, Meiji period (1868-1912) the pear shaped pair with short everted necks with gilded dragon handles, and panel decorated with opposite pairs of figural narrative scenes in indoor and outdoor settings, surrounded by tapestry…

A pair of Japanese Imari vases, Meiji period, late 19th century…

Meiji Period Japanese Imari Vases with Bird and Foliage Design

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Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Vase, c. 1981, slab…

Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Vase, c. 1981, slab and coil built stoneware of rounded box form, ivory cream satin glaze, with overlaid decoration with two blue patches of sky and two Japanese cranes on each side, artists signature and seals…

Japanese Tokoname 'Dragon' bottle vase. Gilt decorated dragon…

Japanese Tokoname 'Dragon' bottle vase. Gilt decorated dragon to neck. Impressed signature seal to base. Height 18 cm

Barrow, Jane (b.1957), stoneware spherical vase. Bronze glaze…

Barrow, Jane (b.1957), stoneware spherical vase. Bronze glaze over Bizen type. Incised initials above foot. Diameter 24.5 cm

A Japanese green ground ceramic vase, 20th century the large…

A Japanese green ground ceramic vase, 20th century the large ceramic baluster form twin-handled vase with two oval reserves of hand painted flower sprays upon a green ground with moriage decoration of flower heads and trailing foliage. Height 47.5 cm

Kenzo, Japanese, Art Deco vase, of spherical form, multi-tonal…

Kenzo, Japanese, Art Deco vase, of spherical form, multi-tonal shades of brown spherical motifs, signed 'Kenzo' to underside, approx. Height 35 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

A Japanese Imari vase, late Meiji period, 76 cm high

A Japanese Imari vase, late Meiji period, 76 cm high

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases, by Taizan Yohei,…

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases, by Taizan Yohei, of tapered form, decorated with frieze of fo lions surrounded by stylised enamel sprays, on a ground hand painted with insects, floral and foliate motifs, with gilt accents and brocade borders…

Japanese Satsuma vase, of facetted baluster form, decorated…

Japanese Satsuma vase, of facetted baluster form, decorated continuously with scene of ducks, birds and flowers by a river scene with pagoda in the distance, between brocade borders, with gilt accents, three character mark to base, a/f, height 22 cm

A segmented Japanese ginbari vase, height 19 cm

A segmented Japanese ginbari vase, height 19 cm

An Imari Japanese gourd shaped vase, height 30 cm

An Imari Japanese gourd shaped vase, height 30 cm

An Imari patterned Japanese vase featuring cherry blossom,…

An Imari patterned Japanese vase featuring cherry blossom, height 30 cm

A palace size pair of highly decorated Japanese late Meiji…

A palace size pair of highly decorated Japanese late Meiji period earthenware Satsuma vases having all over hand painted and gilded decoration, panels depicting Immortals, Samurai warriors, bijins & geometric patterns. Height 61 cm, width 29 cm

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji…

An important and fine quality Chozan signed Japanese Meiji period satsuma vase set on an ivory ground with superb gilding and finely detailed hand painted panels depicting traditional figures in landscapes, geometric painted & gilded borders signed on…

An impressive tall Hododa signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma…

An impressive tall Hododa signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma gourd shape vase set on a rich cobalt ground having finely hand painted panels to front and rear depicting Samurai & Bijin in traditional ceremonial scenes, finest gilding in geometric &…

A fine Cho Shu-zan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase…

A fine Cho Shu-zan signed Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vase having a continuous hand painted landscape depicting Bijin & children feeding deer in a traditional pagoda roof house and mountain landscape, finest gilding and geometric patterns to top and…

An unusual Japanese pottery vase featuring relief man and…

An unusual Japanese pottery vase featuring relief man and foliage, height 28 cm

A large Japanese ginbari vase featuring fans, height 30.5 cm

A large Japanese ginbari vase featuring fans, height 30.5 cm

A relief handled Japanese crane themed hand painted vase,…

A relief handled Japanese crane themed hand painted vase, height 37 cm

A sky blue ground bird themed Japanese ginbari vase, height 29.…

A sky blue ground bird themed Japanese ginbari vase, height 29.5 cm

Japanese celadon glazed vase with collection of dried flowers,…

Japanese celadon glazed vase with collection of dried flowers, height of vase 23 cm

Japanese Satsuma vase, deep blue glaze with, hand painted…

Japanese Satsuma vase, deep blue glaze with, hand painted scenes of family life and, gold blossom decoration, height 37 cm

A Satsuma vase, 19th/20th century, the pear-shaped body painted…

A Satsuma vase, 19th/20th century, the pear-shaped body painted with figure scene panels bordered with phoenix plumes on a ground of Mandarin ducks, below formal borders, 23.5 cm high

Unusual Japanese Meiji period vase and stand, with spreading…

Gilded Meiji Vase: Nightingales, Figures, and Porcelain Stand

Unusual Japanese Meiji period vase and stand, with spreading lip above an elongated neck, painted with nightingales amongst flowering branches, above a lobed baluster body decorated with scenes of figures on a heavy gilt ground, raised on a circular foot…

Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934-1991), Pink Flower Vase, c. 1989,…

Shiro Kuramata's Pink Flower Vase: 1989 Acrylic and Glass

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A large Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Meiji Period Satsuma Vase: Gion Matsuri Festival and Elegance

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A small Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), late…

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A Japanese 19th century blue white vase, height 26 cm, diameter…

19th Century Japanese Blue White Vase: 26cm Height, 15cm Diameter

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Satsuma pair of antique Japanese earthenware vases decorated…

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Satsuma antique Japanese earthenware miniature vase, Meiji…

Meiji Era Satsuma Miniature Vase with Gold Seal Mark

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A pair of antique Japanese Imari porcelain vases, Meiji period,…

19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vases, Meiji Period, 19cm

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3 Japanese studio stoneware items, two small vases in signed…

Japanese Studio Stoneware: Vases and Tea Cup from Margot Staples' Estate

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Japanese Te-Oh china vase, baluster form twin handled vase,…

Japanese Te-Oh China Vase: Baluster Form with Floral Decoration

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A hand decorated bulbous Japanese vase featuring birds amongst…

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A Japanese Fukagawa mount Fuji vase, Taisho (1912-1926) to…

Fukagawa Mount Fuji Vase: Taisho-Showa Era, Cobalt Decoration

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A Japanese earthenware bottle vase, early 20th century the…

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Japanese late 19th century Imari hexagonal sided vase & cover,…

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Hexagonal Vase: Traditional Decoration, 32cm

Japanese late 19th century Imari hexagonal sided vase & cover, traditional decoration and palette, 32 cm high