Title
Dish with 'fan' pattern
Year/Period
c.1770
Region
Worcester, England
Material
Porcelain
Technique
Moulded and painted
Dimension
Unknown Type: H:2.8 x Dia:19.3 cm
Accession No.
2007-55812
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Toshio Egawa
This dish is decorated with the ‘fan’ pattern comprising fan-shaped half chrysanthemums and medallions, embellished by gilt decoration. The Imari-style 'fan' pattern was applied on tea and dessert services.Japanese porcelain first reached Europe around 1660 and exports continued for about a century. The Imari style had one the greatest impacts on European ceramics. Japanese Imari porcelain was produced in the area of Arita in present-day Saga prefecture on Kyushu Island. Imari derived its name from the port from where it was shipped. The range of enamels used on Imari wares is fairly wide but generally consists of blue, red and gold.