Antique Japanese 19th Century Imari Ceramic Plate Blue & White Flora & Fauna 10.5" Architectural Edition: 100 (this impression from

Edition: 100 (this impression from the 3/100 edition)

He later won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gate of Hell (1953) and received the Order of Cultural Merit in 1958

Its design varies based on season and purpose:

one brown-gray — cavorting among an all-over field of peonies

A fine Japanese porcelain plate decorated in blue underglaze and dark iron-brown overglaze with a sweeping Chinese-style shanshui (山水) mountain-water landscape — towering karst peaks rising through mist

Antique Japanese 19th Century Imari Ceramic Plate Blue & White Flora & Fauna 10.5" Architectural Edition: 100 (this impression fromThis is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (mid 19th century) Imari hand painted plate. This plate measures 10. 5" in diameter by 1. 25" tall. Having been in storage for most of the past century this plate remains in very fine condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines. Some wear on of the gilding helps age the piece and show it's authenticity. A beautiful example of Japanese workmanship and aesthetic.