Circa 1860 Japanese Imari Chop Plate

Japanese Imari plate, decorated with a leaping carp in traditional colours, heightened in gilt, six-character mark to the underside. Dimensions Height 2.5 Inches Length 18.5 Inches W...

Pair of antique Japanese Imari vases, circa 1860-1870.

Pair of Japanese Imari plates decorated in the typical palette with cranes. Dimensions Height 3 Inches Length 16.5 Inches Width 16.5 Inches

Wonderful 18th to 19th century antique Imari porcelain plate with scalloped rim. Hand painted with central blue medallion, surrounded vibrant orange, crimson, blue, and green pattern...

Pair antique 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain plates, circa 1890's.

Fine quality antique Japanese imari octagonal plate, having a quality antique Japanese imari porcelain octagonal plate, with a shaped edge decorat...

A striking 19th century antique Imari plate with a scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The border features several phoenixes.

A wonderful 19th century antique Imari plate with a reticulated edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The center of the plate depicts a hand-painted spray of flowers and...

A striking 19th century antique Imari plate with a scalloped edge. Featuring vibrant oranges, blues, and green. The multi-color design depicts traditional Japanese motifs, showcasing...

A charming 18th century Imari lobed plate with dragon ornamentation. Beautifully painted with a vase and profusion of flowers surrounded by a double circle border. The outer border with elaborate vignettes with dragon heads, flowers and trellis work. The reverse with four repeats of scroll and ribbon motifs. Painted in tones of iron red and blue. Old stapled repair to a break. Measures: diameter 22cm., 8 1/2" height 3.5cm., 1 1/2" Provenance : Private collection with a dish and a plate of similar quality Imari is the European name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, in Western Japan. The dynastic change and the instability of China in the mid-17th century created a gap in the porcelain market, which became increasingly international throughout the century. Arita developed into a prominent centre for porcelain due to its proximity to Izumiyama, an area rich in kaolin. Although the Arita kilns...