Antique Japanese Koimari Imari Plate Plum Blossom Nightingale Kozara Gold PY373 stone Missing wind paper

Missing wind paper

Some of the paints are peeling off

deep bowls are used in winter to keep the tea hot for a longer time

Glaze inlaid on the Rourome and makes a beautiful pattern on the pot surface

Gold line on the rim

Antique Japanese Koimari Imari Plate Plum Blossom Nightingale Kozara Gold PY373 stone Missing wind paperAntique Japanese Koimari Imari Porcelain Plate Sara This is an antique side plate (small plate) made in Japan. Plum blossoms and a nightingale (Uguisu) are drawn on the plate, and they are traced in gold. This design is called Imari Ume. Some distortion is seen in the plate. Because it used firewood instead of gas or electricity like today, the temperature was unstable and it was easy to warp. There are little spots and dust marks (goma) you can see