18.25" Diameter Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Charger Kirin Ho-o Bird
item#: 1496629
price: $575.00
Large Japanese Meiji period Imari porcelain charger decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt highlights with a central kirin surrounded by three ho-o birds in flight. The back is decorated entirely in blue and white with three expansive floral sprays emerging from a central figure that resembles Daruma. The center of the base holds a single spur. Circa 1900. 18 1/4" diameter x 2 5/8" high. Very good overall condition. There is typical minor rubbing and wear to the gilt and overglaze pigments and there are a few tiny burst bubbles in the glaze at the rim.