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Good Large Antique Japanese Kutani Vase
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Good Large Antique Japanese Kutani Vase

19th century
Description

This is a super quality Japanese Meiji Kutani vase with excellent detail and design dating from around 1870.

The tall vase is in perfect condition with no damage or restoration and has delightful colours and a great appeal.

The vase has a fabulous golden Asiatic pheasant with spread wings to the body, framing the large central cartouche scene with beautiful Japanese Geisha in full costume in a lovely rural setting.

The gilding is a real delight with crisp detail and typical Greek key motifs to the stepped foot base.

The reverse is equally decorated with large golden pheasant framing the scene beneath of birds and pheasant in flight.

The neck is boldly painted in colourful butterflies on an ironstone and gilded ground.

This is a fine piece in excellent condition and is signed to the base by the artist.

The vase is a good size measuring 40 cms high and 18 cms wide.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase to the 1870s.

Independent Date Check ID 09524418
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques Date1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1870s:
Red painted Dai Nippon mark on the base: Japanese Meiji period export manufacture.
Iron-red and gilt scheme with figural scenes: late nineteenth-century Kutani ceramic work.
Unglazed foot rim with ingrained dust and shelf wear: decades of normal handling.
Fine hand-drawn linework in iron red: painted by brush rather than transfer printed.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1217774
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You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description
This is a super quality Japanese Meiji Kutani vase with excellent detail and design dating from around 1870.
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The tall vase is in perfect condition with no damage or restoration and has delightful colours and a great appeal.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes.
fig 1. Good Large Antique Japanese Kutani Vase

The vase has a fabulous golden Asiatic pheasant with spread wings to the body, framing the large central cartouche scene with beautiful Japanese Geisha in full costume in a lovely rural setting.

The gilding is a real delight with crisp detail and typical Greek key motifs to the stepped foot base.

fig 2. A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes.
fig 2. Good Large Antique Japanese Kutani Vase

The reverse is equally decorated with large golden pheasant framing the scene beneath of birds and pheasant in flight.

The neck is boldly painted in colourful butterflies on an ironstone and gilded ground.

This is a fine piece in excellent condition and is signed to the base by the artist.

The vase is a good size measuring 40 cms high and 18 cms wide.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase to the 1870s.

Independent Date Report ID 09524418
Dealer's Item Date1870s
Sellingantiques dating1870s
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1870s:
Red painted Dai Nippon mark on the base: Japanese Meiji period export manufacture.
Iron-red and gilt scheme with figural scenes: late nineteenth-century Kutani ceramic work.
Unglazed foot rim with ingrained dust and shelf wear: decades of normal handling.
Fine hand-drawn linework in iron red: painted by brush rather than transfer printed.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
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SA1217774
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Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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Archive I A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes.

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Archive II A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View II
Archive III A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View III
Archive IV A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View IV
Archive V A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View V
Archive VI A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View VI
Archive VII A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View VII
Archive VIII A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View VIII
Archive IX A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View IX
Archive X A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. View X
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A tall antique Japanese Kutani porcelain bottle vase with a long neck, decorated in iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes.
Good Large Antique Japanese Kutani Vase
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleMeiji Period
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gold Leaf, Enamel
  • ColourIron Red and Gold
  • MotifsButterfly motifs, Iron-red floral patterns, Gilt phoenix detail, Figural panel

This large antique Japanese Kutani bottle vase dates from the Meiji period around 1870. The porcelain vessel features a long neck, a bulbous body, and a stepped foot base, decorated with iron-red enamels, gold leaf gilding, butterfly motifs, and hand-painted figural scenes. The main body displays a golden pheasant with spread wings framing a central panel of Geisha in a rural setting, alongside iron-red floral patterns and Greek key motifs. The neck is painted with colourful butterflies on an ironstone and gilded ground, and the base bears an artist signature. The vase measures 40 cm high and 18 cm wide. It works well placed on a sideboard top in a living room, dining room, or hallway to bring traditional Asian design and rich colour tones into an interior space.

FAQs

Kutani ware is a style of Japanese porcelain traditionally originating from Kutani, now Yamanaka, Ishikawa prefecture. Renowned for its overglaze enamels, late 19th-century or Meiji period Kutani often features intricate gilding and iron-red palette designs depicting landscapes, figures, and floral motifs.

Kutani porcelain is crafted from kaolin clay fired at high temperatures, then decorated using overglaze enamel pigments known as the gosai palette or iron-red glazes, frequently accented with gold leaf or liquid gold detailing.

Authentic antique Kutani pieces usually feature hand-painted overglaze decoration with visible texture, detailed gilding, and specific red iron oxides. They often bear a hand-painted multi-character Kutani mark in red or gold on the underside base.

A tall Kutani vase functions as a focal accent on a dark wood sideboard, console table, or inside a curated shelving display. Pairing its warm terracotta hues and gilt details with neutral textures allows the intricate hand-painted artwork to stand out.

Clean delicate overglaze decorated porcelain with a dry, soft microfibre cloth or soft brush to remove dust. Avoid chemical cleaners, abrasive pads, or immersion in water, as these can strip or degrade the delicate gold leaf detailing.
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