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Japanese Koransha Imari Dish with Matte Brown Glaze browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1920: item # 803996 Please refer to our stock # 2-842 when inquiring.
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This lovely Meiji period (1868-1912) fluted porcelain deep dish features an underglaze blue peony set against a background covered with the rare chocolate brown matte glaze used only on limited examples of Koransha or Fukagawa wares. The underglaze blue leaves are outlined and veined in gold enamel, and polychrome overglaze enamel flowers and butterflies surround the central peony. The fluted rim is gilded, as are the pine needles which are scattered around the peony. The white porcelain on the back is undecorated, and there is a single underglaze blue Koransha orchid mark on the foot surrounded by blue lines. This type of Imari ware was made by the Fukagawa Koransha potters of Arita. In 1875, Ezaiemon Fukagawa founded Koransha (The Company of the Scented Orchid) in Arita to produce table wares for export. The next year, Koransha exhibited at the Philadelphia Exhibition, and in 1878 they exhibited in Paris. Koransha porcelains are noted for their excellence and consistent high quality. CONDITION is excellent, with no chips, cracks or restoration. There are two small kiln burns and minor rubbing on the brown glaze at the edge of the dish, which is completely consistent with age and usage. DIMENSIONS: 6” (15.3 cm) diameter, 1 ¼” (3.3 cm) high. |
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