How are large japanese porcelain urns best displayed?

These tall vessels command attention when placed directly on the floor in hallways, entrance lobbies, or spacious reception rooms. Placing them away from heavy foot traffic protects their delicate enamel and gilt surfaces from accidental impact. Tabletop versions and lidded jars suit sideboards, pedestals, or mantels where their detailed painted panels receive adequate ambient light. Pairing symmetrical urns on matching stands creates a balanced focal point within a traditional interior scheme.

What is the difference between Imari and Satsuma?

Imari pieces utilise a hard porcelain body decorated with a distinctive palette of rich cobalt blue, iron red, and abundant gold leaf. The designs often feature geometric panels, flowers, and landscapes. Satsuma pieces typically feature a cream-coloured earthenware body covered in a fine crackle glaze, serving as a canvas for dense figural scenes and raised moriage decoration. Satsuma wares lean toward narrative art depicting samurai, deities, and courtly life.

How do I identify a Meiji period piece?

Meiji period ceramics date between eighteen sixty-eight and nineteen twelve, an era defined by intense artistic ambition driven by international exhibition demand. Pieces from this time often exhibit highly complex compositions, minute detail, and signatures identifying individual master artists or workshops. The inclusion of specific maker marks, advanced enamel layering, and monumental scale points directly to this prolific period of Japanese ceramic manufacturing.

Were these urns made for export?

The vast majority of large nineteenth-century Japanese ceramic vessels were produced specifically for Western export following the reopening of trade ports. European and American buyers developed an immense appetite for ornate decorative arts, prompting Japanese kilns to scale up production. This export focus explains the grand proportions and robust forms designed to appeal to Victorian and Edwardian interior tastes.

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Large japanese porcelain urns are substantial decorative vessels bringing vibrant palettes and intricate hand-painted detail into grand interior spaces.

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Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase.

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Large Pair Japanese Fukagawa Porcelain Vases on Stands, Circa 1890.

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19th century

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Large Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases, Circa 1890

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£7,500

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Large Japanese Imari Lidded Vase, 19th Century

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Large 19th Century Imari Vase

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£6,500

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Fantastic Quality Large Antique Satsuma Vase

1900 - 1920

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Fantastic Quality Large Antique Satsuma Vase

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

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Large Japanese Flare Neck Kutani Vase, Circa 1890

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Large Japanese Flare Neck Kutani Vase, Circa 1890

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£6,500

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£4,500

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,200

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Large Pair Flared Neck Kutani Vases, Circa 1890.

19th century

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Large Pair Flared Neck Kutani Vases, Circa 1890.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

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The listings encompass multiple decades of Meiji and Showa production, featuring materials such as gold leaf, gilt bronze, and lacquer alongside porcelain.

Large Japanese Korango Imari Bamboo Patterned Vase, Circa 1900

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Large Japanese Korango Imari Bamboo Patterned Vase, Circa 1900

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Pair of 19th Century Japanese Style Samson Imari Jardinières

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£8,800

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1900 - 1920

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Large Antique Quality Satsuma Vase

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£585

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19th century

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Pair of Impressive Large Hand-painted Japanese Meji Period Kutani Vases

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£3,300

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Large Antique Quality Japanese Imari Vases

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£875

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19th century

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Impressive Pair 19th Century Imari Lidded Vases.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£8,500

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Large Japanese Porcelain Urns

Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase.

Large Pair Japanese Fukagawa Porcelain Vases on Stands, Circa 1890.

Large Pair of Japanese Blue and White Vases, Circa 1890

Large Japanese Imari Lidded Vase, 19th Century

Large 19th Century Imari Vase

Fantastic Quality Large Antique Satsuma Vase

Large Japanese Flare Neck Kutani Vase, Circa 1890

Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Vase.

Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase / Lamp

Large Pair Flared Neck Kutani Vases, Circa 1890.

Large Japanese Korango Imari Bamboo Patterned Vase, Circa 1900

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Style Samson Imari Jardinières

Large Antique Quality Satsuma Vase

Pair of Impressive Large Hand-painted Japanese Meji Period Kutani Vases

Pair of Large Antique Quality Japanese Imari Vases

Impressive Pair 19th Century Imari Lidded Vases.

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