Antique Japanese Imari Sometsuke Blue White Porcelain Bowl Kiku Chrysanthemum 19th 7.5"W Vase Warm wear from use

Warm wear from use

and the interior is finished with a soft celadon-tinted glaze that contrasts beautifully with the richly decorated exterior

offering scale

possibly related to Nobuyoshi lineage

The cup seen in the pics is for demonstration purposes only

Antique Japanese Imari Sometsuke Blue White Porcelain Bowl Kiku Chrysanthemum 19th 7.5"W Vase Warm wear from useJapanese Imari blue and white porcelain bowl, kiku chrysanthemum and geometric fret interior with kasumon leaf medallion, exterior floral sprigs, 19th century Japan, Arita; 19th century, mid to late Edo period, c. 1850s A substantial Imari sometsuke () bowl painted in deep, confident cobalt blue on white, the interior organized in three concentric zones. The central roundel encloses a kasumon style medallion of overlapping rounded leaves above a small