This lot may have appeared in Beauvais, then disappeared, now it's back again.Imari Porcelain Bowl on a Metal Pedestal - Arita - Japan - 19th Century The pedestal is in a filigree style and is probably brass Very good condition and measuring 13cm × 19cm × 19cm Imari ware (Japanese: 伊万里焼 Hepburn: Imari-yaki) is a Western term for a brightly-colored style of Arita ware (有田焼 Arita-yaki) Japanese export porcelain made in the area of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū. They were exported to Europe, especially between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. Typically Imari ware is decorated in underglaze blue, with red, gold, black for outlines, and sometimes other colors, added in overglaze. In the most characteristic floral designs most of the surface is colored, with "a tendency to overdecoration that leads to fussiness". The name derives from the port of Imari, Saga from which they were ped to Nagasaki, where the Dutch East Indiapany and the Chinese had trading outposts. In the West the multi-colored or "enameled" wares became known as "Imari ware", and a different group kakiemon, while blue and white wares were called "Arita ware"; in fact the types were often produced at the same kilns. Today, the use of "Imari" as a descriptor has declined, and they are often called Arita wares (or Hizen wares, after the old province). Imari ware was copied in both China and Europe, and has been continuously produced to the present day.