Posted in Antiques, Asian art, Porcelain, tagged Gyozan, Japanese pottery, Kyo-yaki, Kyoto, Kyoto Ware, teapot on October 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Japanese pottery teapot, plate and tea bowl with lid. The marks indicate that the pottery was produced and decorated by Gyozan, Kyoto pottery, in first half of the 20th century.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Gyouzan began to export the reproductions of Ninsei and Kenzan and original Kyo-Satsuma ware.
Posted in Porcelain, tagged antique, Antiques, art decó, Japan, japanese, Porcelain, Taisho, teapot on August 20, 2008| 5 Comments »
This is an art deco teapot made in Kyoto, Japan with banded decoration. In the bottom has a red stamped mark: “IDEAL IRON STONE CHINA SK KYOTO TOKICO.”
Date c. 1925, Taisho period (1).
(1) Taisho (1912–26) Period in Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Taisho emperor, Yoshihito (1879–1926). During this period the art deco movement was dominant in fashion, furniture, textiles, ceramic and porcelain.
Posted in Porcelain, tagged Antiques, chinatown, chinese, Jack Nicholson, teapot on March 1, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Jack Nicholson and James Hong
My colorful Chinese Export Famille Rose Medallion teapot is hand painted with exceptionally fine decoration.
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