Japanese on sale antique imari plate set, imari transfer ware small plate set, japanese plate

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(listing for 6 plates only)

This listing is for a set of inban indigo blue and white small plates. There are six plates in the set and they are a combination of transfer ware and hand painting. They feature a group of scholarly looking gentlemen playing a game of igo, under the shade of a flowering tree.

They are Imari ware and were made in the Meiji era (1868-1912). They are in great antique condition with no chips or cracks - only imperfections in the production and transfer techniques which was usual for inban of that time.

Use them as display plates to add to your collection, hang them on a wall, arrange them on a bookshelf, or use them to serve finger food.
- measure 11 cm (4.5”) in diameter.
- weighs 970 gm.

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JAPANESE TRANSFERWARE OR INBAN.
Japanese transferware (Inban) was produced mainly in the Imari and Seto regions from the late Edo era for regular people of limited means. The porcelain was heavy and durable. The complex designs were either transferred in full or a combination of transfer and on sale hand painting was used.

Early inban ware plates, in the Edo era, were made with paper stencils (shiban). Later in the Meiji era, the doban-copper stencil technique was used. The copper stencils were handmade and hand applied, a rather difficult process, but the stencil could be reused. As the application was done by hand mistakes were not uncommon. Inban ware was prone to smudging and transfer misplacement. This was common and quite normal for plates of the period. Areas where the design did not match up completely and even sometimes large holes in the design were often seen. This would have been totally unacceptable in the porcelain for noble households with their formal ceremonies. Inban ware, however, was for everyday use by the common people, so minor imperfections and flaws were no problem at all!

japanese antique imari plate set, imari transfer ware small plate set, japanese plate