Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain pots with silver-rimmed lids, porcelain circa 1700, silver-rimmed – Paris, 1717-22.
Imari is the most popular and collectible porcelain from Japan. It must be said that two predominant styles stand out, easily recognizable by the pattern and use of certain colors.
Porcelain Imari cup with silver-mounted lid, porcelain circa 1710
The first is the so-called Kakimon style – porcelain is richly decorated with patterns of dark coral color on a bright white background, on top of which there are small blotches of yellow, gold, green and “eggplant blue”, such porcelain is quite rare and costs a lot of money.
The second and most popular among collectors in the West is Kinrand Imari with a “brocade” (brocaded), that is, a convex pattern.
It is more luxuriously decorated with sinuous patterns, images of plants and flowers, often figures of people and animals.
Kinrande Imari is based on a cobalt background with designs in iron red, gold, yellow and green. Kinrande Imari looks like a fine brocade or silk fabric.
Imari porcelain cup with lid in silver frame in Louis XV style, porcelain circa 1710, silver frame – Paris, 1738-1744.
Also known and very rare are works in the Imari style from the famous German factory Meissen.
The most famous factory of that time (late 18th-early 19th century) Derby (now Royal Crown Derby) filled almost the entire surface of the dishes with imari patterns and added a lot of gold, as much as the place allowed.
Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain bowls with lids in Louis XVI style silver frame, porcelain period 1680-1700, silver settings Antoine-Simon Leveque, Paris, 1787Porcelain Imari mustard cup in silver setting, porcelain circa 1700, silver setting – Paris, 1717-22.Japanese Imari china bowl with lid on Japanese Imari porcelain pedestal in Regency silver setting, porcelain circa 1700, silver setting – Paris, 1717-22.Japanese Imari china bowl with lid on Japanese Imari porcelain pedestal in Regency silver frame, porcelain circa 1700, silver frame – Paris, 1717-22.Pair of Japanese two-handled Imari porcelain bowls with silver setting, 1680-1700 porcelain, silver-mounted – Paris, 1717-22.Imari porcelain tray and Louis XV style glass decanters in silver setting, porcelain around 1700, silver fittings Paris, 1727-1732Pair of candelabra and Imari porcelain clock in gilded bronze setting, circa 1880Porcelain Imari chocolate cup with saucer and lid, in silver frame, porcelain – circa 1700, frame – Paris 1717-22.Three 18th century Imari porcelain vases with lids in a gilded bronze setting, porcelain circa 1690, rims late 19th century, height 85 cmPair of 18th century Imari porcelain bottle vases in a gilded bronze setting, porcelain circa 1690, frames made to fit lampsPair of 17th century Imari porcelain vases in the Louis XV style in gilded bronze settingPaired Imari vases from the Edo period (late 17th-early 18th century) in gilded bronze frames from the 19th centuryPair of square 18th century Imari porcelain planters in a gilded bronze settingImari porcelain censer in a gilded bronze frame, late 19th centuryPair of Imari goblets in a silver frame, circa 1738-44.Pair of Imari porcelain candelabra in gilded bronze setting, mid-20th centuryPorcelain Imari pot vase with silver setting, porcelain circa 1710, silver setting. Imari porcelain vase (c. 1745-1749) in a gilded bronze setting (c. 1760)
