Antique Japanese Late Edo Period 19th Century Imari Ceramic Plate Blue & White 11.5" Hardware Height = 16"

Height = 16"

A globular cloisonné vase on a warm rust-red ground filled with a fine repeating scroll pattern

This is an antique Taisho era (c 1920's) kyodai (vanity tansu chest) with a unique arrangement of four drawers

An exceptionally good example of late Edo commercial furniture with documented institutional provenance — the kind of piece that earns its place in any serious collection of Japanese mingei or mercantile antiques

In 1885 or 1886 he relocated to Kyoto as a newspaper illustrator

Antique Japanese Late Edo Period 19th Century Imari Ceramic Plate Blue & White 11.5" Hardware Height = 16"This is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (mid 19th century) Imari hand painted plate. This plate measures 11. 25" in diameter by 1 1 4" tall. Having been in storage for most of the past century this plate remains in very fine condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines. Some wear on of the gilding helps age the piece and show it's authenticity. A beautiful example of Japanese workmanship and aesthetic.