One of the most popular and collected of the Japanese porcelains is Imari. Imari is in fact a European name for export porcelain produced in the town of Arita in the Hizen province of Japan. It was shipped through the nearby port of Imari from the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. Pre-export period Imari is called Shoki-Imari.

There are two distinct styles of Arita or Imari porcelain.

Firstly there is the rare and highly sought after Kakiemon porcelain. It is sparsely decorated predominantly in coral red on a very fine white glaze. Highlight colours include yellow, green and aubergine Kakiemon wares are of a consistently high standard and command very high prices

In contrast, the more commonly found Imari in the west is called brocaded Imari or Kinrande Imari, and is usually richly decorated with flowers, foliage and figures. more...

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Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain plates, of shaped circular…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Plates with Floral Reserves

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain plates, of shaped circular form, decorated with reserves of flowers and rocky outcrops, on circular foot, raised on circular foot, diameter 21.5 cm

Japanese Imari fluted dish

Japanese Imari Fluted Dish

Japanese Imari fluted dish

A Japanese Imari lobed plate, painted in underglaze blue and…

Japanese Imari Plate with Flowers and Wild Horse

A Japanese Imari lobed plate, painted in underglaze blue and enamels with flowers and a wild horse. Diameter 31 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Count Patrick de Vienne and Countess de Vienne, Sydney

Two Japanese Imari plates, early 20th century, a transferware…

Japanese Imari Plates with Birds and Shi Shi Dogs

Two Japanese Imari plates, early 20th century, a transferware underglaze blue plate with painted petals with birds and flora, and a plate with a floral roundel surrounded by shaped cartouches enclosing shi shi dogs, both unmarked, diameter 24.5 cm, and 22…

Four various Japanese Imari ware plates, each with scalloped…

Japanese Imari Plates with Floral Design

Four various Japanese Imari ware plates, each with scalloped rims & a blue & red underglazed floral decoration, Dia 21 cm approx (each)

19th century. Japanese Imari plate, decorated with hand painted…

Japanese Imari Plate with Floral and Fruit Motifs

19th century. Japanese Imari plate, decorated with hand painted sectional panels depicting flower and fruit pots in shades of blue, green and orange with gilded highlights, diameter 21 cm

A Japanese blue and white and enamel 'floral' dish, Possibly…

Japanese Enamel Floral Dish, Late 17th Century

A Japanese blue and white and enamel 'floral' dish, Possibly imari, late 17th/ early 18th century underside freely inscribed in underglaze blue fuku [?] mark, 21.6 cm diam., 4.9 cm high. The particular fuku mark is said to be discontinued after 1710 and…

Set of seven Japanese Imari plates, of circular form, decorated…

Seven Japanese Imari Flower Plates, 22cm

Set of seven Japanese Imari plates, of circular form, decorated with reserves of flowers, in tones of blue, red and green, d 22 cm

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain dishes, of rectangular form,…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Rectangular Dishes (Pair)

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain dishes, of rectangular form, decorated with reserves of flowers, in rich tones of cobalt, green, orange, red and accented in gilt, length 20 cm (2)

Good Japanese Imari fish plate

Imari Fish Plate - Japanese Delight

Good Japanese Imari fish plate

Good Large Japanese Imari fish plate

Large Japanese Imari Fish Plate for Display or Dining

Good Large Japanese Imari fish plate

A pair of a Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Japanese Imari Plates, Meiji Period, Floral Bouquets

A pair of a Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), with central roundels each with floral bouquets in vases, reserves to the borders with flora and patterns, all with a cobalt and iron red palette and gilt highlights. Diameter 21.5 cm

Late 19th century Japanese Imari circular wall plate decorated…

Japanese Imari Floral Wall Plate

Late 19th century Japanese Imari circular wall plate decorated with a central vase of flowers and foliate border in traditional iron red, blue and gilt, four character marks to base, 31 cm diameter

Three early Japanese Imari display plates, diameter 28 cm…

Early Japanese Imari Display Plates (Set of 3)

Three early Japanese Imari display plates, diameter 28 cm largest

A 19th century Japanese Imari dish, painted underglaze sage…

Japanese Imari Dish with Ruyi Sceptre and Attendants

A 19th century Japanese Imari dish, painted underglaze sage with ruyi sceptre with attendant figures in a garden landscape; within a key-pattern border. Diameter 28.5 cm

Late circa 19th Japanese Imari fish form serving dish…

19th C. Japanese Imari Fish Serving Dish - 26cm

Late circa 19th Japanese Imari fish form serving dish traditional colours, 26 cm long

Large Japanese Imari plate

Japanese Imari Plate: Large and Ornate

Large Japanese Imari plate

A pair of Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), a…

Japanese Imari Plates, Meiji Period

A pair of Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), a circular plate with a floral red and black palette, the other octagonal with a central roundel and surrounded by flora and patterns in the typical Imari palette. Diameter 24 cm. (larger) length…

A good Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate,…

19th Century Imari Ware Blue & White Plate, Bunka-Bunsei Period

A good Japanese 19th century Imari ware blue & white plate, possibly Bunka-Bunsei period Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt 30 cm diam

A Japanese Imari set (52 pieces, one chipped), 52, height 6.5…

Japanese Imari Set - 52 Pieces (One Chipped)

A Japanese Imari set (52 pieces, one chipped), 52, height 6.5 cm, diameter 11.2 cm (bowl), height 2.6 cm, diameter 9.9 cm (lid), height 2.6 cm, diameter 18 cm (small dish), height 4.6 cm, diameter 16.2 cm (deep dish), height 3.3 cm, diameter 25 cm (large…

A Japanese Nabeshima dish and an Arita Ruri dish, Edo period…

Japanese Nabeshima and Arita Ruri dishes, 19th century

A Japanese Nabeshima dish and an Arita Ruri dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 19th century and 1770-1790, the Nabeshima dish of moulded chrysanthemum form decorated in underglaze blue with branches of flowering paulownia. The other dish covered in a ruri blue…

Two Japanese Arita 'Kinrande' dishes, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Arita Kinrande Dishes from Edo Period

Two Japanese Arita 'Kinrande' dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, comprising a fine enamelled and gilded dish decorated with pinks and chrysanthemums amongst rocks, and a lobed rim dish decorated with a hawk under a pine surrounded by a brocade…

A Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' blue and white dish, Edo period…

Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' Blue and White Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Arita 'Fuyode' blue and white dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with a rippled rim, decorated in 'Kraak' style with a vase with flowers to the interior, and to the cavetto with a compartmentalised design of various flowers. Five spur…

A Japanese porcelain plate, with an Arita blue and white bowl,…

Imari Porcelain Plate with Arita Bowl, Meiji Period

A Japanese porcelain plate, with an Arita blue and white bowl, Meiji period 1868-1912, a finely painted pattern in the Imari palette on the large dish, diameter 28 cm and 19 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late June Fairall

Three Japanese porcelain plates, [3], a pair of Arita-Ware…

Japanese Porcelain Plates with Crane and Geometric Designs

Three Japanese porcelain plates, [3], a pair of Arita-Ware plates finely painted with flying cranes & geometric designs in red, white, black & blue, Meiji period, a blue & white Imari plate. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 19.5 cm, 19.5 cm, 19.5 cm

A 19th century quality Japanese Imari large plate, traditional…

Japanese Imari Plate with Traditional Design

A 19th century quality Japanese Imari large plate, traditional blue and red building and floral design with gilt enrichments, diameter 27 cm.

Three Japanese plates i.Pair by the Fukagawa Co. Meiji period…

Japanese Plates: Fukagawa and Imari, Meiji and c.1900

Three Japanese plates i.Pair by the Fukagawa Co. Meiji period diameter 22.2 cm ii.Imari plate, c.1900 diameter 21.3 cm

A collection of four Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period…

Meiji Imari Plates with Birds and Flora

A collection of four Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), all with central roundels and decorative reserves to the border with varying flora and birds in the typical palette of cobalt and iron red, with gilt and emerald highlights. Diameter 21…

Japanese Imari large plate

Large Japanese Imari Plate

Japanese Imari large plate

Four Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, the centre decorated…

Meiji Imari Plates with Fishing Scene and Dragons

Four Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, the centre decorated with a fishing scene, the border with floral panels, ho-ho birds and stylised dragons, the exterior with Japanese motifs, in traditional Imari tones with rich gilt embellishment, scalloped rim,…

A pair of Japanese Arita Ko Imari Iroe Shell-Form dishes, Edo…

Japanese Imari Shell Dishes, Edo Period

A pair of Japanese Arita Ko Imari Iroe Shell-Form dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), late 17th/Early 18th century, moulded in the form of abalone shells, with decoration in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding, depicting an underwater scene with…

A set of eight 19th century Japanese Imari lobed desert dishes…

19th Century Japanese Imari Lobed Desert Dishes (Provenance Included)

A set of eight 19th century Japanese Imari lobed desert dishes Provenance: Private Sydney collector, purchased in 1960's Kyoto, with original receipt

A large Japanese Imari dish with a foliate rim, painted with a…

Japanese Imari Foliate Dish with Unfurled Scroll Design

A large Japanese Imari dish with a foliate rim, painted with a scroll being unfurled, Showa period, 20th century geometric shapes with brocade samples and a fan with longevity symbols. Provenance: Rose Private Collection, Choson Antiques diameter 42 cm

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon blue and white crane and Minogame dish,…

Japanese Kakiemon dish with crane and minogame design

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon blue and white crane and Minogame dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated to the interior with a minogame on an island with a crane flying overhead, with warabi karakusa design and four butterflies…

A rare Japanese Arita blue and white Stencilled dish, Edo…

Rare Japanese Arita Blue and White Stencilled Dish

A rare Japanese Arita blue and white Stencilled dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1730, the lobed, rhomboid shaped dish decorated with an off-centre shaped reserve containing landscape decoration against a floral ground, the decoration applied by…

A Japanese inscribed Ai Kakiemon blue and white and moulded…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Inscription and Moulded Decoration

A Japanese inscribed Ai Kakiemon blue and white and moulded dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1750-1790, with a floriate form rim, and moulded decoration to the interior depicting two figures in a garden pavilion, and inscribed in Kanji with the first line…

Three Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period, diameter 18 cm

Meiji Imari Plates (Set of 3) - 18cm Diameter

Three Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period, diameter 18 cm

A large Japanese Meiji Imari wall plate, circular panelled form…

Large Japanese Imari Wall Plate - Meiji Era

A large Japanese Meiji Imari wall plate, circular panelled form with scalloped rim, traditional panelled designs in red and blue florals with green highlights, solid indigo blue and blue trellis type panels, blue tendril and water lily leaf design to the…

A collection of 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain,…

19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Collection

A collection of 19th century Japanese Imari porcelain, comprising two plates, a smaller plate, a dish and a cup, all decorated in various typical Imari patterns in blue, red, gold and green. (5), diameter of largest plate 20 cm

Japanese Imari large plate

Japanese Imari Plate

Japanese Imari large plate

A large Japanese Imari dish, decorated with birds and florals…

Japanese Imari Dish with Birds and Florals

A large Japanese Imari dish, decorated with birds and florals (some paint loss). Diameter 40 cm

A Japanese Kakiemon dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1675-1700,…

Kakiemon Phoenix Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Kakiemon dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1675-1700, with floriate form rim, decorated with two phoenixes on rocks amongst flowers in overglaze early Kakiemon enamels (red, blue, turquoise and yellow) and underglaze blue, surrounded by warblers…

Five Japanese Imari dishes, 19th/20th century, decorated with…

Imari Floral Vignette Dishes

Five Japanese Imari dishes, 19th/20th century, decorated with flowers and vignettes, 30 cm to 32 cm diameter

A large Japanese imari plate, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Japanese Imari Plate with Flowers and Rocks, Meiji Period

A large Japanese imari plate, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with flowers and rocks, 52 cm diameter

A Chinese Imari porcelain plate, decorated in the Japanese…

Chinese Imari Porcelain Plate, Early-18th Century

A Chinese Imari porcelain plate, decorated in the Japanese Imari style. Chips to rim. Early-18th century. Diameter 24 cm

A group of four Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Japanese Imari Plates, Meiji Period

A group of four Japanese Imari plates, Meiji period (1868-1912), the plates of similar design with border reserves of shells and coral, prunus and flowers in the typical iron red and blue palette, with emerald and blush highlights and blue emblems…

A Japanese Imari chrysanthemum form 16-lobed saucer dish, early…

18th Century Japanese Imari Chrysanthemum Saucer Dish

A Japanese Imari chrysanthemum form 16-lobed saucer dish, early 18th century, decorated with birds and floral work in under-glaze blue, gilt and enamels. 19.5 cm diameter. For a similar example see John Ayres, Oliver Impey and J.V.G. Mallet, 'Porcelain…

A Japanese Ko-Imari blue and white dish, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Japanese Ko-Imari Blue and White Dish, Edo Period (1680-1700)

A Japanese Ko-Imari blue and white dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, decorated to the interior with a landscape roundel, the cavetto with repeating double-shippo motif, four stilt marks to the base. 3.5 cm high, 20.5 cm diameter

Pair of large Japanese Imari plates

Japanese Imari Plates Pair

Pair of large Japanese Imari plates

A scallop edged Imari plate, 19th century with a self ridged…

19th Century Imari Scallop-Edged Plate

A scallop edged Imari plate, 19th century with a self ridged radiating surface decorated with a trio of cobalt motifs linked by foliate motifs on a white ground, 32 cm wide

A Japanese Imari dish circular, with floral panels on trellis…

Japanese Imari Floral Dish with Trellis Borders

A Japanese Imari dish circular, with floral panels on trellis borders, 39.5 cm diameter

A Japanese Ko-Imari blue and white Kakiemon-Style crab dish,…

Japanese Ko-Imari Blue and White Crab Dish, Edo Period

A Japanese Ko-Imari blue and white Kakiemon-Style crab dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1700, decorated with a crab climbing up flowering grasses, the reverse with hana-karakusa scrolls, and three stilt marks to the base. 3 cm high, 22.75 cm diameter

Four Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, the centre decorated…

Meiji Imari Plates with Fishing Scene and Dragons

Four Japanese Meiji period Imari plates, the centre decorated with a fishing scene, the border with floral panels, ho-ho birds and stylised dragons, the exterior with Japanese motifs, in traditional Imari tones with rich gilt embellishment, scalloped rim,…

A Japanese Imari dish, Meiji period. 41.5 cm diameter

Japanese Imari Dish, Meiji Period (41.5 cm)

A Japanese Imari dish, Meiji period. 41.5 cm diameter

A Japanese Ko-Imari Ai-Kutani blue and white Chidori dish, Edo…

Japanese Ko-Imari Ai-Kutani Chidori Dish, Edo Period (1660-1680)

A Japanese Ko-Imari Ai-Kutani blue and white Chidori dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1660-1680, Characterfully decorated with chidori (plovers) diving beneath the waves, the reverse decorated with hana-karakusa and with four stilt marks to the base. 3 cm…

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari celadon Flower-Form dishes, Edo…

Japanese Ko-Imari Celadon Flower Dishes, Edo Period

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari celadon Flower-Form dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 1720-1750, each in the form of a five-petalled flower, with a thick bluish-green celadon glaze, each approximately 5.5 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter,

A large Japanese Imari dish, circa 1900, 46 cm diameter

Japanese Imari Dish, Circa 1900, 46cm Diameter

A large Japanese Imari dish, circa 1900, 46 cm diameter

A Japanese Imari porcelain plate, 20th century. 46 cm diameter

20th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Plate, 46cm Diameter

A Japanese Imari porcelain plate, 20th century. 46 cm diameter

A large Imari brocade dish, Meiji period (1868-1912). Finely…

Meiji Imari Dragon Dish with Chenghua Mark

A large Imari brocade dish, Meiji period (1868-1912). Finely decorated with a dragon in cobalt blue, a flaming pearl in the centre. Chenghua' mark to base, 40.6 cm diameter

Japanese Imari fruit service including twelve plates and four…

Imari Fruit Service with 12 Plates and 4 Dishes

Japanese Imari fruit service including twelve plates and four stemmed dishes

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari flasks, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Japanese Ko-Imari Flasks: Edo Period Chrysanthemums and Peonies

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari flasks, Edo period (1603-1868), 1700-1720, of rectangular cuboid-form, strongly decorated in Imari colours with chrysanthemums and peonies, the bases flat and unglazed. 14.5 cm high, 8 cm diameter. Provenance: Stockspring…

A rare Japanese Shoki Imari dish, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Rare Edo Period Japanese Imari Dish

A rare Japanese Shoki Imari dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1640-1650, shallow circular 'Namagake' (non-biscuit fired) porcelain dish sitting on a typically small footring, painted with a scene of a pavillion on a rocky island in the foreground, and a…

A Japanese Arita Shoki Imari plate, early 17th century, finely…

17th Century Japanese Imari Plate with Kintsugi Repair

A Japanese Arita Shoki Imari plate, early 17th century, finely painted in underglaze blue with curved foot and broad shallow rim, diameter 28.5 cm diameter. Kintsugi gold repair to rim chip

A finely decorated pair of large antique Japanese Imari pattern…

A finely decorated pair of large antique Japanese Imari pattern platters or plaques of square form having scalloped border, large central hand painted panel depicting overladen basket of flowers, flanked by 8 smaller floral, exotic bird & idyllic…

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Van Frijtom' dish, Edo period…

Japanese Kakiemon Dish with Underglaze Blue Decoration

A Japanese Ai Kakiemon 'Van Frijtom' dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1690-1710, of barbed floriate form, finely decorated in underglaze blue with figures, pagoda and fishing boats within a lakeside landscape, the rim dressed with iron enamel 'Fuchi beni'…

A collection of six Imari plates, comprising five Japanese and…

Imari Plate Collection - Japanese and Chinese Mix

A collection of six Imari plates, comprising five Japanese and one Chinese plate, the largest 39.5 cm diameter

A Japanese Imari saucer-dish, Genroku period (1688-1704),…

Japanese Imari Saucer-Dish, Genroku Period

A Japanese Imari saucer-dish, Genroku period (1688-1704), Decorated in under-glaze blue, gilt and enamels, with vases, birds and flowers. 21.8 cm diameter. For a dish with similar design see Tageshi Nagataki, 'Imari, Famous Ceramics of Japan Vol. 6',…

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari dishes, Edo period (1603-1867),…

Japanese Ko-Imari Peony and Village Scene Dishes

A pair of Japanese Ko-Imari dishes, Edo period (1603-1867), 1690-1710, decorated with peonies and village scenes, with a foliate rim. Each with metal wall hanging bracket, 6 cm high, 36 cm diameter.

A Japanese Kakiemon style bowl, Edo period (1603-1868),…

Edo Kakiemon Style Flower Bowl

A Japanese Kakiemon style bowl, Edo period (1603-1868), 1680-1690, decorated asymmetrically with a spray of flowers to one side emerging from a paper origami in early Kakiemon colours of red, blue, yellow, turquoise and black, the rim dressed with 'Fuchi…

A rare Japanese Imari deep plate, early Edo, 18th century, with…

18th Century Japanese Imari Plate with Ladies and Flowers

A rare Japanese Imari deep plate, early Edo, 18th century, with two ladies under a flowering tree, the cavetto and exterior with floral motifs, all in gilt, enamels and underglaze blue, 30.8 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 1980's