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Hirado Porcelain Hibiscus Plate browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Porcelain: Pre 1900: item # 44374 Please refer to our stock # 2B-489 when inquiring.
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| Lovely Japanese blue and white porcelain Hirado ware plate with the classic raised hibiscus design. Ca.1900. The characteristic fine-grained milky white porcelain body is covered in a pure lustrous glaze. A large molded hibiscus flower, with lush petals hand-painted in exquisite detail in rich underglaze cobalt blue, fills the lower two thirds of the plate. This style of hibiscus may be a design original to the Hirado factory. A myriad of leaves in varied shades of cobalt blue surround the blossom. The subtle background shading moves from pure milky white and subtly changes to a lighter and then somewhat darker shade of blue. A narrow band of pure white encircles the plate, framing the composition. Hirado wares are considered to be among the finest porcelains ever made in Japan. It was produced at Mikawachi near Arita, and for much of its history it was made under the patronage of the lords of Hirado. Aristocratic patronage ended in the 1830’s with the commercialization of the kilns; however, the quality of Hirado remained very high. Condition is perfect. Overall dimensions: 9 5/8” diameter. | ||||||||||
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