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19th Century Japanese Imari Ware Plate #1800863

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19th Century Japanese Imari Ware Plate #1800863
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This striking Imari ware porcelain plate is fabulous! It was made in the 19th century in the Arita region of Saga Prefecture in Japan.</em></td>
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"Imari ware" is a general term for hand-decorated polychrome enamel porcelain from the Arita region of Saga Prefecture in Japan made in the 19th century. Imari, in Japanese, Ko-Imari, is a style of porcelain with polychrome enamel with five typical color glazes, including red, cobalt blue, green, yellow/orange, and grey, sometimes with gold and silver, painted on cobalt underglaze bodies. Imari appears in many styles, often invented by potter families. These styles are named after their inventors or after the region where they are produced.<p>

This plate is red, cobalt blue, light blue, orange, peach, spring green, blue-green, brown, and gold on the cobalt underglaze porcelain. The plate is in the chrysanthemum shape with a scalloped edge. It is 11 inches in diameter with a 5 1/2-inch base with a 1/4-inch foot. It sits 1 3/4 inches high.<p>

The plate's design includes six (6) panels of alternating size (one larger and the next smaller) around a central medallion. The decor includes stylized geometric shapes and flowers, including orange and light blue petunia-like flowers, and the occasional orange butterfly. The narrower panels feature a striking design of green criss-crossed sections dotted with orange "petals". In the center of the plate is a round-cornered triangle with three-lobed leaves in cobalt interspersed with the light blue petunia flowers and leaves surrounded with "feathers" on the red background. Some of the decor is not literal in nature, such as cobalt-encircled ...
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#: PO_93107</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1870-1900</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:19th Century Japanese Imari Ware Plate</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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