An Arita Imari plate. Early 18th century

An Arita Imari plate. Early 18th century

Decorated with four jumping carps amidst waves and reserves with flower sprays and birds to the rim.
Diameter 28.8 cm

Provenance

Thurn und Taxis Collection, Chateaux Meely; paperlabel with the no. 662 (in pencil 661)
Rudolf Just (1895-1972), Prague; sold at Sotheby's, London 11.12.2001, lot 11
Private collection, London

Literature

Compare similar plate, illustrated in: Imari Porzellan am Hofe der Kaiserin Maria Theresia, Düsseldorf 2000, cat. no. 9