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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Large Antique Japanese Imari charger 48.3 cm diameter.…

Antique Japanese Imari Charger from Finey Collection

Large Antique Japanese Imari charger 48.3 cm diameter.Provenance: Finey Collection, Sydney

Pair large Japanese Imari chargers. Both finely decorated with…

Japanese Imari Chargers with Inban Print Designs

Pair large Japanese Imari chargers. Both finely decorated with blue & white inban print designs, Dia 47 cm (each)

A Japanese Imari charger Meiji / Taisho period, circa 1912 23…

Japanese Imari Charger, Meiji/Taisho Period, 1912

A Japanese Imari charger Meiji / Taisho period, circa 1912 23 cm diameter

A Japanese Imari circular charger, with unusual decoration of…

Japanese Imari Charger with Unusual Lake Scene Decoration

A Japanese Imari circular charger, with unusual decoration of lake scene, building, figure and flowering branch. Diameter 36 cm.

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, finely painted…

Japanese Imari Charger with Phoenix and Vase, Meiji Period

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period, finely painted with central vase surrounded by phoenix, 52 cm diameter

Vintage Japanese Imari charger blue and red traditional…

Japanese Imari Charger with Traditional Decoration and Gilt Highlights

Vintage Japanese Imari charger blue and red traditional decoration, gilt highlights, scalloped rim, diameter 31 cm

A large Japanese Imari porcelain charger, dating to the Meiji…

Meiji Imari Charger with Blue Floral Panels

A large Japanese Imari porcelain charger, dating to the Meiji period. Decorated with underglaze blue panels containing flowers and plants. Reverse with leaf scrolls, diameter 57 cm

A Japanese Koransha bowl and an Arita charger, Meiji period…

Japanese Koransha Bowl and Arita Charger, Meiji Period

A Japanese Koransha bowl and an Arita charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), 1880-1900, the Fukagawa bowl with deeply lobed rim and moulded form, decorated with the Chinese immortal Qingao riding a carp to the interior, the lobes decorated with brocade…

A Japanese 19th century Imari porcelain charger painted in…

19th Century Imari Porcelain Charger, 37 cm Diameter

A Japanese 19th century Imari porcelain charger painted in typical palette, with blue painted motifs verso, restored, 37 cm diameter

Late 19th century Imari export charger traditional all-over…

Late 19th Century Imari Charger with Floral Decorations

Late 19th century Imari export charger traditional all-over floral decorations 47 cm dia

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, of circular form, with…

Meiji Imari Charger with Birds and Turtles

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, of circular form, with central roundel of birds, surrounded by shaped panels of mythical turtles and stylised flowers, in tones of red, blue and green, diameter 47 cm

A large Japanese Meiji Imari charger with under glaze floral…

Japanese Meiji Imari Charger, 1890

A large Japanese Meiji Imari charger with under glaze floral decoration in the traditional style and palette, circa 1890 and under glaze blue decoration verso. 45.5 cm diameter.

Imari charger, a late 19th century Japanese Imari, porcelain…

Japanese Imari Charger with Mountain Landscape and Floral Panels

Imari charger, a late 19th century Japanese Imari, porcelain Meiji period, central panel depicting hut on mountain, with Circu;ar and scalloped panels of, Blossoming flowers, diameter: 48 cm

Early Japanese Imari charger diameter 40 cm

Large Imari Charger from Early Japan

Early Japanese Imari charger diameter 40 cm

Vintage Japanese Imari charger sectional decoration of figures,…

Japanese Imari Charger with Figures and Blossoms

Vintage Japanese Imari charger sectional decoration of figures, and blossoms, with blossom decoration to centre, diameter 45 cm

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912)., with…

Meiji Imari Charger with Floral Motifs and Birds

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912)., with intersecting panels and roundels all embellished with floral motifs including wisteria, peony and blossom and birds and insects in colours, with patterned borders in the typical blue, iron…

Large late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, with large…

Late 19th Century Japanese Imari Charger

Large late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, with large central roundel, six roundels with equestrian figure and six heart shaped stylised foliate panels in traditional iron red and blue colours, 47 cm dia.

An octagonal Imari charger, Japanese, decorated with a ho-ho…

Imari Octagonal Charger with Ho-Ho Bird and Garden Scenes

An octagonal Imari charger, Japanese, decorated with a ho-ho bird flying over a fenced garden with a plantain tree, flowers and rockwork, alternating red and blue reserved panels to the border featuring garden and cottage scenes, 43 x 43 cm

An impressive Japanese Meiji Imari charger, traditional…

Japanese Meiji Imari Charger with Traditional Flowering Vase Decoration

An impressive Japanese Meiji Imari charger, traditional decoration of a flowering vase, framed by a four panel border with vignettes of various landscapes, a black firing mark evident in one, gilt highlights, diameter . ^$56 cm

Late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, the centre decorated…

Japanese Imari Charger with Chrysanthemums and Mon Panels

Late 19th century Japanese Imari charger, the centre decorated with chrysanthemums and leaves with a wide border of panels decorated with mons, bird and blossom and latte designs, 36 cm dia.

19th century Imari charger central scroll depicting children…

Imari Charger with Children and Bird

19th century Imari charger central scroll depicting children playing over watched by bird in tree. Fine gilt floral designs. Diameter 56 cm

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, hand painted with floral…

Meiji Imari Charger with Floral Decoration

Japanese Meiji period Imari charger, hand painted with floral decoration and diaper patterns in shaped bands and with scattered floral mons and a circular panel with a vase spilling forth a profusion of flowers, 46 cm diameter

An Imari charger Meiji Period of shallow saucer shape decorated…

Meiji Imari Charger with Crane Screen Decoration

An Imari charger Meiji Period of shallow saucer shape decorated on the interior with a screen depicting six cranes reserved on a flower and diaper ground 55 cm diameter

Good antique Japanese Imari charger iron red and cobalt blue…

Antique Japanese Imari Charger with Blossom Decoration

Good antique Japanese Imari charger iron red and cobalt blue traditional blossom decoration, scalloped rim, diameter 47 cm

Antique Japanese Imari deep charger early 19th century, with…

19th Century Japanese Imari Floral Charger, 47cm

Antique Japanese Imari deep charger early 19th century, with floral decoration, 47 cm diameter

Large Japanese imari charger Meiji period, circa 1860. 47 cm…

Meiji Imari Charger, 47cm Diameter

Large Japanese imari charger Meiji period, circa 1860. 47 cm diameter. Ex. L.J.Cook & Co.

Stunning Japanese late Edo period Imari charger, of scalloped…

Scalloped Imari Charger with Vase and Dogs

Stunning Japanese late Edo period Imari charger, of scalloped form, with sloping sides, the interior decorated with a central vase and flowering tree, resting on table flanked by two small dogs and landscape roundels, the borders displaying precious…

A large hand-painted 19th century Imari charger, with three…

A large hand-painted 19th century Imari charger, with three cartouches depicting figures to the border. diameter 47 cm.

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912),…

Japanese Imari Charger, Meiji Period, Floral Motifs

A large Japanese Imari charger, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated in cobalt blue, iron-red, gilt and enamels with floral motifs, on ebonised stand, 62 cm diameter

Good Japanese Imari deep charger with large HoHo bird to the…

Imari Charger with HoHo Bird and Flowering Trees

Good Japanese Imari deep charger with large HoHo bird to the centre, with flowering trees. Decorated in iron red, deep blue and gild. Early 19th century. 49 cm diameter.

A large Japanese Meiji Imari charger with underglaze floral…

Meiji Imari Charger, Japan, 1890

A large Japanese Meiji Imari charger with underglaze floral decoration in the traditional style and palette, circa 1890. Length 55 cm

Large late 17th century Japanese imari charger decorated with a…

Late 17th Century Japanese Imari Charger with Phoenix Design

Large late 17th century Japanese imari charger decorated with a central panel of a phoenix in a tree, with a wide border of underglaze blue, red & gold panels. 34 cm diameter. Ex: Moorabool Antiques, 2014.

Good Japanese Imari deep charger early 19th century, decorated…

Imari Phoenix Charger - 19th Century

Good Japanese Imari deep charger early 19th century, decorated with Phoenix & flowering trees in iron red, deep blue and gild. 49 cm diameter

Large Imari charger circular painted in traditional manner,…

Traditional Imari Charger with Four Character Marks

Large Imari charger circular painted in traditional manner, underglaze blue, overglaze iron red, four character marks to base, 47 cm diameter (rim hairline crack)

A massive museum quality Japanese porcelain map of Japan…

Japanese Porcelain Map Charger from Edo Period

A massive museum quality Japanese porcelain map of Japan charger, probably Edo mark and period Tempo reign (1830-1843), commonly referred to as Imari, decorated with an underglaze blue map of Japan in low relief in the cavetto showing two panels of…

A pair of large 19th century Imari red and blue chargers with…

Imari Lotus and Cherry Blossom Chargers

A pair of large 19th century Imari red and blue chargers with central motif of lotus flowers and cherry blossoms. Eight outer panels of floral decoration. Artist's mark to reverse. Diameter 40.5 cm each.

Pair of large Japanese Imari chargers, of hexagonal form,…

Japanese Imari Hexagonal Chargers with Floral Decoration

Pair of large Japanese Imari chargers, of hexagonal form, decorated with flowers and foliage, diameter 44 cm (2)

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain chargers, of scalloped form,…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Scalloped Chargers with Dragon Motifs

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain chargers, of scalloped form, decorated with a central petalled roundel with wave and floral motifs, surrounded by four dragon panels alternating with a series of floral patterns, depth 39 cm (2)