A Very Unusual Blue & White Arita (Ko-Imari) Moulded Dish. Edo, 17th-18th

A Very Unusual Blue And White Moulded Porcelain Dish Arita ware. , Mid Edo, Late 17th/Early 18th Century finely potted white porcelain of circular form with a slightly upright rim with its sharply moulded.

Edge, the interior painted in very fine underglaze cobalt-blue tones with a central double circular medallion depicting a rocky landscape, a two-storied pagoda among pine and foliage, the cavetto finely moulded in relief with flowerheads among scrolling, the underside decorated with. The unglazed base supported with a moulded out-turned tripod, some kiln-grit adhering to the base and some to the front interior, covered with a pale blue tinged glaze in darker hues where recessed, partly soiled. The finely moulded shaped Arita dish is thought to have been manufactured in the early 18th century for the European market, as the shape is suggested to have derived from a European silver. A similarly shaped blue and white Arita dish on a tripod is illustrated in Japanese export porcelain, Catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Oliver Impey, 2002, no.

14.3 cm (5.62 in) maximum cross diameter. An old chip to the edge of one of the feet (yet the dish stands stably) Some manufacturing imperfections to the glaze and the edge of the liprim very slightly fritted unless otherwise no chips, cracks and restoration. Some old wear to the glaze in general use. Are antiques and works of art with some age, which are unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine as described.

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This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Plates". The seller is "at-asian-art" and is located in Saitama. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: Japan
• Age: Edo, Late 17th/Early 18th Century
• Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
• Maker: Arita kiln
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Color: Indigo blue, cobalt, sometsuke, ruri