THE PIECES: A pair of Japanese Satsuma-style urn-form vases, early to mid-20th century. THE OWNER: Cheryl Regenstein of New Orleans says she has been intrigued by this pair of vases, which were passed ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: These Satsuma vases have been in my family for more than 100 years, purchased by my grandfather while in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. The “mirrored” pair is ...

Good things really do come in small packages. Keith Dessinger recently found that out for himself when he brought in a variety of diminutive bowls and vases belonging to his family to a Trash or ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Classic "arrow-vase" (peach-shaped) ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Clay: dense, sonorous, grayish. White ...

This has been an interesting summer. Normally, our mix of customers over these months includes an array of international travelers from Australia, Europe and Japan. Many are undertaking tours of the ...

Q. I received a hand-painted Japanese tea set from my grandmother, who purchased it at an estate sale in Detroit, Michigan, many years ago. The set is very colorful with gold accents and is in great ...

They were known as “phantom” items: small buttons just a few centimeters wide with magnificent, colorful paintings of flowers, birds and other motifs from nature. Known as Satsuma buttons, they became ...

Satsuma porcelain dates back to early 17th century Japan and old Satsuma pottery can command very high prices at auction, but beware of fakes. If you are shopping for antique Satsuma porcelain, be ...

Satsuma pottery is from Japan. It was made in the 1860s and was sometimes purchased by American visitors to Japan and brought home. During World War I, American housewives who enjoyed hand-painting ...