A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI DISH

A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI DISH
EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Richly decorated in underglaze blue, gilt and polychrome enamels, the well with two beauties and a child in an interior, with screens and other furnishing beside them; the rim with three panels enclosing birds alternating with irises and leafy scrolls; the reverse painted with three large sprays of camellia, chrysanthemum and prunus to the rim and another spray of flowers to the base, 40.3cm.