A group of Japanese Imari and Arita ware, Edo period - Showa period, 19th - 20th century

A group of Japanese Imari and Arita ware

Edo period - Showa period, 19th - 20th century 

the group comprising: a set of five foliate rimmed dishes, decorated in various coloured enamels and gilt, with wagtails flying among wisteria; a set of five square Arita dishes with indented corners, decorated in underglaze blue, with panels of birds and landscapes; a set of four rectangular Arita dishes with rounded corners, decorated with panels of birds and landscapes on a seigaiha ground

diameter of the first: 15.5cm., 6¼in.

width of the second: 11cm., 4¼in.

width of the third: 17cm., 6½in.