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I have a plate I've been trying to research rather unsuccessfully. I know nothing about asian porcelain other then what I've learned while researching this plate.

It's absolutely beautiful as you can see in the images. I understand that this type of work (blue underglaze with colorful overglaze) is referred to as 'Imari'.

I'm fairly sure it is Japanese, not Chinese. And that is about all I know.

Is there anyone that knows more about dating something like this? Or that can tell me more about when or where it would have been made? The more I do learn about it, the more I love it. And the art work on it is divine.

I've included three images with this post and will post a follow up with a fourth image.

peace & thanks,
Saturdai

This is an Imari plate. Probably from the Meiji period (1868 to 1912 AD)from its drawing. The marks behind are typical of
Japanese wares that try to imitiate Chinese ones.
Perhaps this is an expert ware. There are also stilt
marks at the bottom of the plate. This is an
underglaze blue plate with overglaze patterns. Such
big plates are particularly popular in Europe and also
Southeast Asia (countries like Indonesia where they
are used for communal eating).

Thank you for the information!

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