A LARGE IMARI DISH EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY |

decorated to the interior in green, black, iron-red enamels and gilt on underglaze blue with dragons and a central sacred pearl, the reverse with lappets and peony sprays

Possibly Sir Francis Blundell, 3rd Bt (1643–1707);
thence by descent

M. H. Blutley, Ombersley Court, Inventories of Heirlooms, 1863, p.76; possibly 'China / A beautiful Oriental dish';
Arthur Oswald, Country Life, ‘Ombersley Court’, 2 January 1953, p.34. illustrated in the Entrance Hall

This large dish is in good condition, with the exception of some very shallow chips to the rim, losses to the gilding and enamels, as well as some general surface wear and scratches.
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