Description: This is a set of 4 unmarked Imari low bowls. Most early Imari was not marked and has an un-glazed foot. If you know Imari then you understand this. These dishes bowls are dated to be from the Edo period 1603-1868. There are turn marks on the bottom foot, along with iron coming through and grit from the kiln. There are glaze pops here and there which are not imperfections of the time period. These came from a collectors estate. They are beautifully decorated and in excellent condition. There is little if any gold loss on the rims. They have the under glaze blue with hand painted decoration. Each is just a little different even though they are the same pattern because they were hand decorated. There is one plate with glaze pops in the middle (see pictures). The bowls measure 6" in diameter and 1.5" in height. Stunning! Here is an excerpt from an article on Deseret News on Imari. Dear N.J.D.:......the vast majority of all authentic, antique Japanese Imari is completely unmarked. Occasionally, there may be some sort of symbolic mark that may mean something like "good luck," and on even rarer occasions an artist signature in Japanese characters might turn up —.
Artist or Maker: Imari
Medium: Japanese porcelain
Date: Late 1700's to mid 1800's
Condition Report: Excellent

12 x 12 x 16 in

8 lb