Antique Japanese Koimari Imari Plate Plum Blossom Nightingale Kozara Gold PY371 sometsuke Words on the bottom: 25

Words on the bottom: 25 years since foundation

White bowl

Black and blue glaze

Item weight: 287 grams

Antique Japanese Koimari Imari Plate Plum Blossom Nightingale Kozara Gold PY371 sometsuke Words on the bottom: 25Antique 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