Accurate Description of Item
One Sumida Gawa Japanese Vase
Appraiser Remarks
Based on your images this piece is actually Japanese and is of a type called Sumida Gawa. Sumida pottery was created specifically for export between the late 1800s and the 1920s, but pieces in this style were until after World War Two (1945).
This pottery gets its name from the Sumida river running near the Asakusa pottery district near Tokyo. The style was invented about 1890 by the Seto potter Ryosai I, who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. A great number of the pieces are probably the work of a single family - Inoue Ryosai I (1828-), Inoue Ryosai II (born c. 1860), and Inuoue Ryosai III (1888-1971) who moved the manufacturing site to Yokohama in 1924. After the move to Yokohama more colours e.g. orange were added to the wares. The later pieces also have an unglazed background. The production is continued up until today.
Sumida pottery can be found in all kinds of shapes imaginable, is heavy, sculpted and usually has applied three-dimensional figures. The most common characteristics are items whose upper half (or less) is partially glazed with a flambé glaze or glazed with two or more colors in a splashed application. Often, the glaze has run, creating curtains or droplets. Some pieces are entirely glazed while others are bisque. Values for this type of pottery are currently modest, with damaged or examples in poor condition selling for less than $100.00.
This pottery gets its name from the Sumida river running near the Asakusa pottery district near Tokyo. The style was invented about 1890 by the Seto potter Ryosai I, who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. A great number of the pieces are probably the work of a single family - Inoue Ryosai I (1828-), Inoue Ryosai II (born c. 1860), and Inuoue Ryosai III (1888-1971) who moved the manufacturing site to Yokohama in 1924. After the move to Yokohama more colours e.g. orange were added to the wares. The later pieces also have an unglazed background. The production is continued up until today.
Sumida pottery can be found in all kinds of shapes imaginable, is heavy, sculpted and usually has applied three-dimensional figures. The most common characteristics are items whose upper half (or less) is partially glazed with a flambé glaze or glazed with two or more colors in a splashed application. Often, the glaze has run, creating curtains or droplets. Some pieces are entirely glazed while others are bisque. Values for this type of pottery are currently modest, with damaged or examples in poor condition selling for less than $100.00.
Estimated Value
$50.00- $100.00
Re: Antique Chinese vase with intricate recessed carving
One Sumida Gawa Japanese Vase
Based on your images this piece is actually Japanese and is of a type called Sumida Gawa. Sumida pottery was created specifically for export between the late 1800s and the 1920s, but pieces in this style were until after World War Two (1945).
This pottery gets its name from the Sumida river running near the Asakusa pottery district near Tokyo. The style was invented about 1890 by the Seto potter Ryosai I, who worked in Tokyo from about 1875 to 1900. A great number of the pieces are probably the work of a single family - Inoue Ryosai I (1828-), Inoue Ryosai II (born c. 1860), and Inuoue Ryosai III (1888-1971) who moved the manufacturing site to Yokohama in 1924. After the move to Yokohama more colours e.g. orange were added to the wares. The later pieces also have an unglazed background. The production is continued up until today.
Sumida pottery can be found in all kinds of shapes imaginable, is heavy, sculpted and usually has applied three-dimensional figures. The most common characteristics are items whose upper half (or less) is partially glazed with a flambé glaze or glazed with two or more colors in a splashed application. Often, the glaze has run, creating curtains or droplets. Some pieces are entirely glazed while others are bisque. Values for this type of pottery are currently modest, with damaged or examples in poor condition selling for less than $100.00.