(3) Imari Set of Dishware. Exquisite detail. Labeled on base "Gold Imari, Hand Painted."
Condition: Slight rubbing on all three pieces.
Largest: 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 2 in.
#3507 .
Imari ware is a Western term for a brightly-colored style of Japanese porcelain made in the area of Arita in northwestern Kyushu. Typically Imari ware is decorated in cobalt blue underglaze with red, gold, and black for outlines, with other colors added in overglaze. Imari porcelain often features intricate patterns of flowers, birds, and landscapes. They were heavily exported to Europe in large quantities between the second half of the 17th Century and the first half of the 18th Century. The style was so successful that Chinese and European producers began to copy it. The name derives from the port of Imari, Saga, from which they were shipped to the Chinese and Dutch East India Company outposts in Nagasaki. Today the use of the term “Imari” as a descriptor has declined, and they are often called Arita wares (or Hizen wares, after the old province), and are continuously produced today.
This specific brand, Gold Imari, was produced by Arita Bussan in Nagoya between 1951 and 1984.
Condition
Slight rubbing on all three pieces.
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