This is a Japanese Imari bowl from the second half of the 18th century (mid-Edo period), decorated with a flying crane and a (pine?) tree in overglaze red, black, aubergine, green and gold.
Diameter 11.5 cm (4.5"), height 6 cm (2.5"), excellent state (no chips, cracks or repairs).
Rare lidded Imari bowl (or "chawan" in Japanese) from the late Edo period (1820-40), decorated in overglaze red and green (on the outside) as well as underglaze blue (on the inside).
It is decorated with archaic Chinese characters on the outside and a 'kirin' (kylin in Chinese) on the inside.
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This is an Imari bowl with a very rare shape, produced during the mid-Edo period (1730-60). It is decorated in underglaze blue as well as overglaze red, green, aubergine and gold.
It is decorated mostly with floral designs, but there are also two reserves showing a stylised landscape. On the inside there are the "three friends of ...click for details
This is an Imari vase from the early Meiji era (1870-90), which is decorated abundantly in bright overglaze colours; it has been rather obviously made for export to either Europe or the USA.
One side shows a samurai in full battle dress with his attendant, the other a noblewoman and her servant, sitting under a tree in a garden. The res ...click for details
This is a Japanese Imari-style porcelain plate, made in the late 19th century (1880-1900, mid-Meiji period) in the famous Koransha factory, which was founded by the Fukagawa family.
It is decorated with floral designs and marked on the underside with a red orchid, the trademark of Koransha (the name means "the company of the scented ...click for details
This is a Japanese Imari-style porcelain vase, made in the late 19th century (1880-1900, mid-Meiji period) in the famous Koransha factory, which was founded by the Fukagawa family.
It shows a bird sitting in a tree, surrounded by lots of flowers. It is marked on the underside with a red orchid, the trademark of Koransha (the name means ...click for details
This is a beautiful Japanese Imari rice bowl with lid ("chawan" in Japanese) from the 18th century (mid-Edo period). It is decorated in underglaze blue as well as overglaze red, green, yellow and gold.
On the outside the decoration is stylised floral as well as abstract, on the inside of both bowl and lid there is a coiled dra ...click for details
This is an Imari-style Japanese porcelain plate, made in Kutani (known as "Daishoji Imari") after the region in Japan where it was produced. It dates from the very early 20th century (late Meiji, 1900-1910, or maybe a little earlier).
In the centre it shows several stylised phoenices, around the rim there are two reserves with ...click for details
