An imari dish
An imari dish

EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

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An imari dish
Edo Period (Late 17th Century)
Decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt on underglaze blue, the central roundel shaped as a flower-head enclosing a flowerpot surrounded by four medallions enclosing each a butterfly, the well and broad rim with shaped panels enclosing peony or tulips, reserved on a ground of scrolling foliage (gilt rubbed)
34.5 cm. diam.

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