Japanese Hand Painted 8 Sided Plate c.1900 Asian Decorative Art 6.75" Repaired Wedgwood underglaze cobalt blue

underglaze cobalt blue

A tender domestic scene by William Lee-Hankey

with its richly coloured lead glazes and sculptural forms

within a cabinet or on a mantel

Japanese Hand Painted 8 Sided Plate c.1900 Asian Decorative Art 6.75" Repaired Wedgwood underglaze cobalt blueA late 19th to early 20th century Japanese octagonal hand painted plate, decorated in the traditional palette with figural and floral subjects. Meiji or early Taisho period, circa 1900. The Meiji period (1868 1912) saw an explosion of Japanese porcelain production aimed at the export market, with workshops in Arita, Kutani, Seto and elsewhere producing wares specifically tailored to Western tastes. Octagonal plates of this form were a particular