Collectable Vintage Japanese Imari Style Display Plate – Pair Of Birds Tableware Oval base: 33 cm x

Oval base: 33 cm x 18

The sugar bowl has a tiny chip on the rim

The scoop/scuttle has a chip on the front right of the bowl (please see picture)

Height 26 cm

Diameter of shoulder: 13 cm

Collectable Vintage Japanese Imari Style Display Plate – Pair Of Birds Tableware Oval base: 33 cm xDuring the 17th and early 18th century Japanese porcelain became increasingly popular in Europe and significant amounts of Japanese porcelain was exported to Western countries, mostly by the Dutch East India Company. Japan opened trading to Europe and America at the start of the Meiji period (1868 1913). During this period the Japanese porcelain industry centered around the city of Arita. The largest nearby port was called Imari, through which