THREE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

THREE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES

EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

The larger rectangular dish painted with a tree by a waterfall under dark clouds, the other half with a dense design of karakusa scrolls, the base marked Fu gui chang chun; together with a pair of smaller bowls decorated with writhing dragons amongst waves and clouds, phoenix in flight and further karakusa scrolls, each inscribed Qi yu bao ding zhi zhen underneath, 11.6cm x 21.2cm max. (3)