This is a large Kutani plate from the Meiji period (late 19th century). It is decorated entirely in shades of red and gold, depicting a squirrel and grapes (leaves, wines and the grapes themselves). Squirrels and grapes are usually associated in Japanese art.
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This is a rare lidded Imari bowl ("chawan" in Japanese) from the late Edo period (19th century, probably around 1800-20). It is decorated in the Kakiemon palette with some rocks, vegetation and a bird.
Diameter 11 cm, height 7.5 cm; perfect state (of course a few signs of use).
This is a Kutani cup from the mid-Meiji period (1880-1900), produced by one of the founding families of Kutani porcelain, Eiraku.
It is decorated with phoenixes and Paulownia ("kiri") leaves in gold on a red background and signed "Eiraku". The inside shows a Greek key border in underglaze blue.
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This is an Imari plate from the Taisho period (between 1920 and 1930), produced by the most famous family of Japanese porcelain artists - Kakiemon.
It was produced during the time when Kakiemon XII founded a kiln together with the a businessman called Obata. This partnership broke apart after about ten years.
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This Japanese Imari plate dates from the late Edo period (first half of the 19th century, probably Bunka or Bunsei era). It is decorated in Chinese style, showing a boat manned by two men as well as a Chinese poem (in overglaze colours only).
This is a fairly large 12-lobed bowl made by the famous Fukagawa studio. It was made during the late Meiji or early Taisho era (between 1900 and 1920). The twelve segments are decorated in seven different (mostly abstract) patterns; three are repeated twice, one is repeated three times. Also there are three reserves (each spreading over two segments) depicting a phoenix.
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