Edo Period Ceramics: Jars, Platters, and Everyday Masterpieces

This collection features ceramic works from Japan’s Edo period (1603–1868)—a time of artistic flourishing, regional innovation, and refined everyday craftsmanship.

From large Tsubo jars and decorative chargers to utilitarian platters and bowls, each piece reflects the era’s unique blend of formality and rustic charm. Whether created in kilns like Arita, Seto, or Bizen, these works embody the enduring beauty of hand-shaped clay, natural glazes, and thoughtful simplicity.

Ko-Tamba Tsubo Jar Momoyama/Muromachi Period (1336-1603)

Object Number: #JCV529
Title: Massive Ko Tamba , Momoyama/Muromachi Period Tsubo Jar
Place of Origin: Japan A
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Tamba Ware
Dimensions: H: 42.3cm 16.65Inches D: 37.0cm 14.56Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Edo Period (1603-1868) Tokoname Tsubo Jar

Object Number: #JCV530
Title: Edo Period Tokoname Jar Tsubo
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 18th Century
Materials:
Ceramics Style or Ware: Tokoname Ware
Dimensions: H: 36.5cm 14.37Inches D: 30.0cm 11.81Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Early Edo Period Tamba Chatsubo Jar (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV528
Title: Massive Early Edo Tamba Chatsubo Jar
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Tamba ware
Dimensions: H: 42.0cm 16.53Inches D: 37.0cm. 14.56Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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A Shigaraki storage jar Tsubo Muromachi period, 15th century

Object Number: #JCV543
Title: Massive Shigaraki Muromachi Period Tsubo Jar Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Muromachi Period (1336-1573)
Date: 15-16th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Shigaraki Ware
Dimensions: H: 37.0cm 14.56Inches D: 31.0cm 12.20Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: Reddish stoneware oviform storage jar with dripped natural ash green glaze

Tea-leaf storage jar, Sobokai type - "Bosom of Grandmother" Edo Period (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV488
Title: Large Tea-leaf storage jar, Sobokai type - "Bosom of Grandmother"
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Seto ware, Sobokai type.
Dimensions: H: 36.0cm 14.17Inches D: 32.0cm. 12.52Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: Reddish brown on surface (Sobokai clay). Concentrically trimmed base. Four broad lugs equally spaced on shoulder. Inscription incised on base, “Sobokai”

Large Edo Period Charger with Christian symbols (1603-1868) Rare.

Object Number: #JCP454
Title: Large Edo Period Charger with Christian symbols Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century Materials: Ceramics Style or Ware: E-Shino
Dimensions: D: 33.7cm H: 7.0cm
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With wooden tomobako storage box.

Momoyama Period to Early Edo Period Dish (1573–1700)

Object Number: #JCP236
Title: Rare Mino ware Shino type candy dish.
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Momoyama Period (1573–1615)
Date: 16th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Mino ware Shino type.
Dimensions: D: 20.0cm H: 4.0cm
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With a wooden tomobako storage box.

Edo Period Karatsu Platter with the original wooden box with the Sakai Clan Crest. Rare. (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCP457
Title: Large Karatsu charger with plants decoration. Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Karatsu ware.
Dimensions: D: 33.0cm 12.99Inches H: 6.7cm. 2.63Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With the original wooden box with the Sakai Clan Crest tomobako storage box. The Sakai clan (Japanese: 酒井氏, was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Nitta branch of the Minamoto clan, who were in turn descendants of Emperor Seiwa.

Iga Ware Muromachi /Momoyama Period Jar Tsubo called 'Uzukumaru (1336-1603)

Object Number: #JCV511
Title: Iga ware Momoyama Jar - Tsubo 'uzukumaru' Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
eriod: Momoyama Period (1600')
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Iga Ware
Dimensions: H: 27.5cm 10.82Inches D: 25.0cm. 9.84Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Edo Period Shigaraki Jar (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV527
Title: Edo Period Shigaraki Jar
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 18th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Shigaraki ware.
Dimensions: H: 17.5cm D: 17.0cm
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Edo Period Large Mishima Bowl (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCB456
Title:Attributed to Kiyomizu Rokubei Mark Mishima Bowl Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: attributed to Kiyomizu Rokubei Mark
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date:
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Mishima ware.
Dimensions: D: 22.2cm. H: 8.6cm.
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: with the wooden box.

Edo Period Shigaraki Jar (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV512
Title: Edo Period Shigaraki Jar
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 19th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Shigaraki Ware
Dimensions: H: 22.5cm 8.85Inches D: 22.0cm 8.66Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Edo Period Karatsu Jar (1603 - 1868)me

Object Number: #JCV490
Title: Edo Period Karatsu Jar
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown Period:
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17 - 18th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Karatsu Ware
Dimensions: H: 20.5cm 8.07Inches D: 21.5cm 8.46Inches Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With the Wooden Box.

Bowl in Shape of Gong with radish design, Mino ware, Kiseto type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period.

Object Number: #JCP538
Title: Bowl in Shape of Gong with radish design.
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Momoyama Period to Edo
Period (1573–1615) (1615-1868)
Date: 16th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Mino ware, Kiseto type.
Dimensions: D: 21.0cm 8.26Inches H: 6.5cm 2.55Inches Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With the antique wooden tomobako storage box. Signed by the Scholar.

Edo Period Tamba Tsubo Jar (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV542
Title: Mid Edo Period Tamba Jar with four ears.
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 18th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Tamba ware
Dimensions: H: 32.0cm 12.59Inches D: 28.0cm. 11.02 Inches
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
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Edo Period (1603-1868) Large Oribe flat Bowl with wooden box attested and signed with two seals by the art historian Katsura Matasaburo 桂又三郎 (1901-1986)

Object Number: #JCP492
Title: Large Furuta Oribe flat Bowl With wooden box attested and signed with two seals by the art historian Katsura Matasaburo (1901-1986)
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th-18th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware:Mino Ware. Narumi Oribe
Dimensions: D: 31.5cm 12.40Inches H: 7.0cm. 2.75Inches Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With wooden tomobako storage box signed by Katsura Matasaburo. Katsura Matasaburo [1901-1986] was a famous Japanese researcher and collector.

Edo Period Mishima Bowl with a mark attributed to Nonomura Ninsei.

Object Number: #JCB549
Title: Early Edo Period Mishima style Bowl with Mark attributed to Nonomura Ninsei
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: attributed to Nonomura Ninsei
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 17th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Mishima ware.
Dimensions: D: 16.2cm. H: 5.5cm.
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note:with a mark attributed to Nonomura Ninsei in the base. With the wooden box Tomobako. With an antique lacquer and gold enamel kintsugi repair.

Edo Period Tea ceremony water jar Mizusashi (1603-1868)

Object Number: #JCV526
Title: Mizusashi Tea ceremony water jar.
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: Unknown
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)
Date: 16th Century
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Shitoro Ware
Dimensions: H: 20.5cm 8.07Inches D: 17.0cm. 6.69Inches Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: With the antique wooden tomobako storage box.

Bunsei Kanoe Period, Shigaraki Oil Jar - Abura-tsubo

Title: Bunsei Kanoe Shigaraki Oil Jar
Place of Origin: Japan
Artist: In the bottom the inscription: "文政庚是以信楽土乙麿造", " - "Otomaro crafted this with the soil of Shigaraki in 1820 (Bunsei-Kanoe)"
Period: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Date: 1820
Materials: Ceramics
Style or Ware: Shigaraki ware.
Dimensions: H: 10.5cm D: 12.0cm
Department: Japanese
Art Collection: Japanese Ceramics.
Note: This Jar is probably a Abura-tsubo - "文政庚是以信楽土乙麿造", "Otomaro crafted this with the soil of Shigaraki in 1820 (Bunsei-Kanoe)". , "oil vessel". from the Kanoe-Tatsu - 1820. Rare to find with the inscription.