What is a Japanese Imari plate?

Imari porcelain is a term for a colored style of antique Japanese porcelain, named after the seaport Imari on the island Kyushu, Saga, in Japan, from where the porcelain first was shipped to the West starting at the beginning of the 17th century.

What is an Imari plate?

Imari is a style of porcelain named after the Japanese port from which it was shipped to the West, beginning in the late 17th century. The most frequent Imari palette revolved around three main colors—the blue underglaze, plus a rusty reddish-orange and a brilliant gold.

What is Chinese Imari?

“Chinese Imari” is a decoration style with predominantly a dry iron red enamel highlighted with gilt applied on underglaze blue and white porcelain. This first Chinese Imari was produced at the end of the reign of the Chinese emperor Kangxi (1662-1722) and it remained popular up until the mid 18th century.

Is Imari always marked?

Reading Marks You can usually identify which factory produced a piece of porcelain by its mark on the underside. However, don’t be surprised when you find antique Imari without any mark at all.

What are Imari Colours?

Typically Imari ware (in the English use of the term) is decorated in underglaze blue, with red, gold, black for outlines, and sometimes other colours, added in overglaze. In the most characteristic floral designs most of the surface is coloured, with “a tendency to overdecoration that leads to fussiness”.

Is Japanese Imari valuable?

The most prized pieces among Western collectors are the Imari that were produced by the Koransha kiln from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Although overlooked by many Western collectors, these are the most valuable at auctions today.

What do Imari means?

Japanese porcelain
: a multicolored Japanese porcelain usually characterized by elaborate floral designs.