EDO PERIOD (MID-17TH CENTURY)
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Two blue and white early Imari dishes [Shoki Imari]
Edo Period (Mid-17th Century)
The first decorated with a butterfly flying above flowers and foliage, the rim with a geometric design, slight cracks and chips; the second with the rims slightly curved with a roundel to the centre depicting chrysanthemum flowerheads, the rim with a continuous band of stylized scrolling foliage
86in. (20.5cm.) and 86in. (21.5cm.) diam. respectively (2)
Edo Period (Mid-17th Century)
The first decorated with a butterfly flying above flowers and foliage, the rim with a geometric design, slight cracks and chips; the second with the rims slightly curved with a roundel to the centre depicting chrysanthemum flowerheads, the rim with a continuous band of stylized scrolling foliage
86in. (20.5cm.) and 86in. (21.5cm.) diam. respectively (2)