"Porcelain Dish, Decor In Cobalt Blue. Japan Arita Ovens 18° Century."
Hard porcelain dish, painted in cobalt blue under glassure. Decor typical of the second half of the 18th century. Japanese work, Arita kilns. Below are drawn 6 Chinese characters, apocryphal mark of Emperor Ming Tchenghoa. The shibata collection of the Porcelain Museum in Arita hosts a dish with a similar decoration.
Good condition. Diameter: 215mm