Rare Pattern Antique 12” Japanese Imari Scalloped Charger with Bats, Peaches & Fan Motifs - Circa 1870-1890 Arita floor vase perfectly suited for tea service

perfectly suited for tea service

5” H x 6

Thoughtfully made with both style and comfort in mind

One very small rim glaze chip

Erin Gates is beloved for her unique blend of American approachability and elegance

Rare Pattern Antique 12” Japanese Imari Scalloped Charger with Bats, Peaches & Fan Motifs - Circa 1870-1890 Arita floor vase perfectly suited for tea serviceFortune follows this piece everywhere it goes. Painted in the full Imari palette deep cobalt, iron red, and vivid green this twelve inch scalloped charger carries a composition rich with Japanese auspicious symbolism: lucky bats in flight, peaches of immortality, and two open fans at the center radiating outward in crisp blue and white. Meiji period Arita at its most exportable and most beautiful. The verso is clean white with three sketched roundels;