Edo Japanese blue and white porcelain huge charger plate, 47 cm - Charger plate - Porcelain

Huge Japanese blue and white porcelain Imari charger plate. Decorated in underglaze blue with various panels, the largest panel decorated with a peacock perched on a branch, surrounded by blossom, a further panel decorated with three men, one on horseback, surrounded by a mountainous landscape and trees, with further panels of lotuses, foliage, shooting bamboo and geometric patterns, the verso decorated with perching birds.

Origin: Arita, Japan
Date: c. 1850's, late Edo period

3420 g
5. 8 cm tall
46. 7 cm diameter on top
28. 5 cm diameter at foot

Excellent antique condition. Some small firing defects; light scratches to surface; some scuffing to glaze along the rim.