Bring your auction to collectors worldwide!
Get listed nowBy subscribing, you are agreeing to the privacy policy. Unsubscribe anytime.
Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Ancient Art / Large Sumida-gawa Splendid Vase (Sumida-yaki
Museum-quality, expressive spectacle vase of the legendary Japanese export pottery Sumida-Gawa (Sumida-yaki) from the late Meiji period. The plastically applied group of figures shows the Buddhist Arhat (Lohan) Asita with his characteristic long eyebrows, reverently raising a green-glazed sacrifice bowl. He is flanked by his younger pupil (Karako). The garments are executed in the finest blue-and-white underglaze porcelain painting. The vase captivates in the upper section with a masterful, thick flambé glaze in deep lavender, violet, and seladon tones, which forms a brilliant contrast to the bark-like red base. The bottom displays the characteristic spirally wound base with the raised, embossed artist’s seal in the form of a bottle gourd (calabash / hyotan). It is the rare, documented signature of Ishiguro Kōkō (石黒香々), impressed with the characters Kō-ko (香二). Kōkō was among the most talented masters of this style in Tokyo around the turn of the century. Age-appropriate honest, collectible condition. The right hand was historically glued in the past; four fingers are missing (old, darkened flaw). Age cracking on the porcelain rims. A fascinating and honest enrichment for any discerning collection of Japanese art. Provenance: since 1994 in our old, cared-for German private collection Artist / Brand: Ishiguro Koko (石黒香々), signed with registered calabash seal mark Model / Name: Sumida-Gawa Export Vase (Rakan scene) Workshop: Originally in the pottery district of Asakusa, directly on the Sumida River (Sumida-Gawa) Height 315 mm, Diameter 181 mm Weight 1,349 g, Stoneware / Earthenware (Soft Raku style) Japan, late Meiji period (明治時代), ~1895–1905 The vase is packed very carefully and shipped insured up to €500 with tracking Combined shipping also for items at different auctions: If you win several items from my auctions within 2 days, I will happily pack them in one parcel to save shipping costs for you. Please write to me directly after the first win and wait with the payment for the other objects. I will then manually adjust the shipping costs for the subsequent, unpaid lots.
Estimate:$309.43
To the auctionView all items fromCatawikiorAncient Art
Estimate:
$309.43
OCT 8 | 3:00 PM
OCT 8 | 3:00 PM
Bring your auction to collectors worldwide!
Get listed now$309.43
RARE ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE NECK AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO THE LYSIPPIDES
06/21/2026
$52,984
Est: $18,530.47
TL TESTED - LARGE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE HYDRIA WITH HOPLITES COMBAT SCENE
06/21/2026
$11,921.4
Est: $7,941.63
