AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN STRAINER AND TWO IMARI DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY All three decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, and polychrome enamels, the colander with a wide body raised on three conical feet, decorated to the well with a tripod vase containing a large bouquet of peony, with radiating panels to the rim enclosing further flowers, landscapes and formal designs; the reverse with karakusa scrolls and the unglazed base inscribed with an old European collection number; the two dishes with further flowers, one with a central design of a pavilion by a pond and with blossoming prunus beside it, unmarked, and the other with a Chinese Chenghua mark, 31cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of David Stopher, Kent.