{"product_id":"japanese-edo-blue-and-white-porcelain-charger-with-dragon-and-lotus-flowers","title":"Japanese Edo blue and white porcelain charger with dragon and lotus flowers","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eCharming Japanese export blue and white porcelain plate \/ charger in Kraak style. Painted with a dragon to centre with decorative medallions to body, interspersed with blooming lotus flowers. Marked to the base with an apocryphal Qianlong period mark in a double line round border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e\"Made in 1775 (Yi-Wei year) during the Qianlong Reign of the Great Qing Dynasty\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e太清年製 (great qing period made) 乾隆乙未 (Qianlong [year of] wooden sheep).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThe arrangement of the characters, the presence of fire support marks and the dot under the “da” character indicate the Japanese origin. A single fire support indicates 1850’s to 1860’s. The vine decoration in dark cobalt blue on the cavetto and exterior also speaks in favour of this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eMade in Japan, Edo period, c. 1850’s to 1860’s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e490 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e3.5 cm tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e21.5 cm diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo cracks visible from both sides; hairline cracks to the underside; numerous chips and nibbles along the edge; wear to gilt rim.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035660702029,"sku":"3262","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/150-20240309_152751-Photoroom_2ea5aaf3-22f5-4912-8eb0-c21c815013fe.webp?v=1780946139","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/japanese-edo-blue-and-white-porcelain-charger-with-dragon-and-lotus-flowers","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}