See Dessa Goddard appraise a Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, ca. 1900, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.

The word suggests the vase held fragrant oil used during Catholic Mass, and likely for a very important person. The item is owned by a family that lives in the Sotome district, where Japanese ...

vases are a great feature. Some of the earliest known pottery dates back as far as 16,500 years ago in Japan. While the rough ...