Dish; Imari, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1900.

Dish; Imari, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1900.
Yamatoku porcelain.
With kiln impressed stamp on the reverse.
Presents almost inappreciable chipping on the side.
Measurements: 21.5 cm. diameter.

The main characteristic of the Imari style is the use of underglaze cobalt blue glaze, combined with other glazes on the glaze, mainly iron red, green and gold. Imari ware was produced in Japan from the third quarter of the 17th century until 1730-35, although there was a revival of the style during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Decoratively, Imari is very free, with compositions that occupy the entire space of the piece, generally asymmetrical, combining different motifs and cartouches of various shapes, as we see here.