Vintage Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Rice & Side Bowls, Set of 5, Signed

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A matched set of five vintage Japanese Arita Imari porcelain bowls—a traditional Japanese dining grouping (gokyaku, or set of five)—ideally … Read more A matched set of five vintage Japanese Arita Imari porcelain bowls—a traditional Japanese dining grouping (gokyaku, or set of five)—ideally sized for serving rice, side dishes, soup, berries, or ice cream. Each bowl pairs a clean, luminous white interior with richly patterned exterior panels in the classic Ko-Imari palette.
Key Features:
• Interior Border: Smooth white porcelain wells are framed along the flared rim by alternating underglaze cobalt-blue bands and iron-red floral and green-leaf scroll reserves, bounded by crisp iron-red double rings.
• Exterior Motifs: The rounded exterior walls feature alternating scalloped cobalt-blue medallions accented with gold crosshatch lines and geometric red-and-white brocade panels. Inside the roundels and reserves are traditional auspicious botanicals—pine needles (matsu), green bamboo leaves (take), and stylized red blossoms (shōchikubai, the "Three Friends of Winter").
• Maker's Mark: Each recessed base is encircled by an iron-red ring and stamped with a clean iron-red double-line square seal reading Hōzan (峰山) / Kōzan. See less