Japanese Large Imari Nabeshima Porcelain Platter Sometsuke-Seiji Signed Blue

Description: Vintage Japanese Large Imari Nabeshima Porcelain Platter Sometsuke-Seiji Signed Japanese Antique Large Imari Nabeshima Porcelain Platter of Sometsuke-Seiji, decorated in underglaze celadon and blue with overglaze enamels. The artist hides a stylized butterfly or tsubame, its tail is decorated appropriately in the pattern called takarazukushi makimono. Flowers are surrounded by cherry blossom, or sakura. It is a beautiful piece. There is one small pit in glaze finish on right side. Otherwise it is in excellent condition for its age. This lovely platter is almost perfect. Size 13-1/2 in X 11-1/4 in or 34.3 cm X 28.58 cm Height 2 in or 5.08 cm Sometsuke-Seiji is underglaze blue and celadon often with overglaze enamels. Sometsuke: White porcelain decorated in painted blue designs. A cobalt oxide glaze is used and when fired -at temperatures over 1300 degrees c- it turns a beautiful blue color. A Korean potter named Yi Sam-pyeong created Sometsuke in the Genna period -1615-1624- in Arita. Sometsuke initially referred to the popular blue and whites with underglaze cobalt blue. In this case, -seiji refers to the addition of celadon as a color. So variations in style are sometsuke which is underglaze cobalt blue and seiji or celadon. Imari porcelain 伊万里焼 Imari yaki, Imari ware- Is another name for Aritayaki. The name refers to the port in which Aritayaki was shipped from. It also refers to the style of pottery after the Ko-Imari period beginning in the 1640's when colors were applied using methods introduced from China. Imari porcelain is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki '有田焼' Imari was simply the transshipment port for Arita wares. There are many styles of Imari, including Nabeshima and Kakiemon. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry. From The 'Color of Ceramics-Glazing and Decorating', from the 'Exploring Japanese Ceramics' website History of Nabeshima 鍋島- excerpts from WIkipedia Nabeshima is a supreme porcelain ware manufactured at Nabeshima feudal kiln in Saga prefecture today under strict supervision during the Edo period. It is considered that the birth of Nabeshima porcelain had aimed to stabilize the relationship with the Tokugawa shogun family and other influences by presenting them as homage instead of popular and valuable Chinese porcelain. Nabeshima ware continues to be made to this day and is usually grouped under Arita. There are different kilns that make Nabeshima. Most of Nabeshima porcelain made between the Enpou era 1673-1681 and around 1750 have been colored with four colors; red, blue, green, yellow, and the designs were adopted of plants or patterns on kimonos. The elaborate, striking, and original expressions found on these wares make it seem impossible that they were made three hundred years ago! They possess a beauty which can be shared today. From the mid 17th century onward many of these opulent and often highly ornamental pieces were shipped abroad from the port of Imari, resulting in all pieces crafted in and around the area being grouped together under the Imari or Arita label. Therefore, the Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. There is still unsolved history about the Nabeshima feudal kiln, although it is accepted that the kiln had matured at Ookawachi in the end. After moving to Ookawachi around 1670, the Lord of Nabeshima had begun to appoint the superintendent for the kiln and ordered strict supervision closed to the outside in order to keep their technical developments secret. Nowadays, individual potters and kilns make Nabeshima under the umbrella of Arita yaki.

Price: 88.85 USD

Location: Lewisville, Texas

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