Collectable Vintage Japanese Imari Style Display Plate - Peacocks Tableware The quality of their enamel

The quality of their enamel was clearly superior to the other British brands at the time

Width when closed: 29

The tin is decorated with a variety of tea pot images

The bowl is in very good condition with a few patina spots visible in the well and a small area of plate loss underneath revealing some brass

Collectable Vintage Japanese Imari Style Display Plate - Peacocks Tableware The quality of their enamelDuring the 17th and early 18th century Japanese porcelain became increasingly popular in Europe and significant amounts of Japanese porcelain was exported to Western countries, mostly by the Dutch East India Company. Japan opened trading to Europe and America at the start of the Meiji period (1868 1913). During this period the Japanese porcelain industry centered around the city of Arita. The largest nearby port was called Imari, through which