Japanese Ceramics: Imari BowlThe most decorative group of porcelains from the Far East is the group of porcelain with a blue and white ground and accented with red, green or yellow enamels designs, The group named IMARI was named after the seaport Imari on the island Kyushu, Saga, in Japan, from where the porcelain first was shipped to the West starting at the beginning of the 17th century. This bowl is a good example of Imari porcelain. It is decorated inside and out. The main

The whie elephant is realistic presented with floppy ears and curling trunk

good sign of age

This snuff bottle is of a flattened rectangular form with broad shoulders tapering towards the bottom which has a small raised oval foot

It is an old stand

The agate bottle has bands of grey

This red robed figure on an elephant is a Lohan

almost new

Condition: unused

There is a crack noticeable at the back

The bottle has a flattened oblong shape that tapers slightly towards the base ending in a wide raised oval foot

The pale gray "eye" must have been an accidental result

5 inches diameter