Antique Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Large Bowl Wisteria Flowers Signed Japan
Type: Large Bowl Material: Porcelain Age. Origin/Maker: Arita Imari ware, Arita, Japan.
Aker's mark on base. Size: 12 5/8" diameter (32.0675 cm), about 2 1/2" tall (6.35 cm) (the height is uneven) Weight: 3 lbs 9.3 oz (1624 g) Provenance: Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art Previous: Private Collection. Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Lots of surface crazing (craquelure).
Original to manufacture glaze defect (brown spot). Original to manufacture partial cracks on base. Subject: With Nabeshima style designs of wisteria (Fuji) flowers in underglaze blue and white (sometsuke)? Location: Antique Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Large Bowl Wisteria Flowers Signed Japan.So typically if you pay for an item on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it will be at my local Post Office by Monday or Tuesday (Wednesday at the latest), and if you pay on Monday it will be there on Tuesday or Wednesday (Thursday at the latest). Please let me know if you need something urgently and I'll try to make it a priority. I'd strongly recommend sending me a message with your address just to be sure. I do my best to protect everything I sell, but much of what I sell is very fragile and the possibility always exists that it might get damaged along the way. If you receive an item that you aren't completely happy with, please contact me and we'll work something out.
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I'm pretty knowledgeable about Japanese ceramics, but I'm not an expert in all areas, and there's plenty I don't know. I'm sometimes purposefully vague with Chinese wares because I'm definitely not an expert in that area (and frankly, I don't even bother looking up Chinese marks much of the time because they're often misleading). Please use your best judgement and check the photos carefully. Feel free to send me a message with any concerns and I'll be happy to chat.
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