Two Japanese Kutani Porcelain Monkey Plates After Mori Sosen and One Charger

Meiji period, comprising: (Japanese, 1747-1821), two rectangular plates with enamel and gilt decoration featuring Japanese macaque monkeys, signed on base, 1 x 9-1/4 x 7 in.; together with two painted and gilt wood frames with red velvet mats, formally housing rectangular plates, 12-7/8 x 15-1/4 in.; large circular charger with enamel and gilt seaside landscape, signed on base, 12-1/4 in. diameter

Provenance: Estate of the Late Janet M. and Clarence L. Adams, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina
Condition Report: some anomalies, pinholes, loss to gilt and enamel, wear to bases, surface accretion; rectangular plates with notable tape and tape residue to bases; frames with minor abrasions