Old imari (1670-18c) Antique blue and white arita porcelain plate #4354 for sale

Up for sale is this "Old imari (1670-18c) Antique blue and white arita porcelain plate #4354" If you have any questions please contact us before buy it. No reserve.

- width: approx. 18.5cm (7 9⁄32in)

- height: approx. 2.8cm (1 7⁄64in)

- weight: 292g

Old Imari is quite probably the most famous Japanese ceramic product in the world. China, the dominant exporter of porcelain, fell into internal disturbances in 1644 and it became hard to obtain Chinese products. The west requested Japan to step up production of porcelain instead of China because Europe did not have the techniques to make porcelain at that time. Thus substantial amounts of Japanese porcelain ware were made in the town of Arita and exported to Europe from the port of Imari by the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) from the late 17th to early 18th century in order to meet demand in the west. Thus Arita porcelain is also often known as Imari. Arita ware was the first porcelain product in Japanese history, and strongly influenced European ceramics.

KAKU-FUKU mark is a square frame with the character “FUKU” inside. KAKU-FUKU mark often has a double-line square frame.
This type of inscription began to appear on Arita wares around the 1630s under the influence of Chinese porcelain. It is one of the inscriptions meaning “good omen”. It does not particularly indicate the kiln or the artist, but has been used freely at each kiln in Hizen.
In the 1650s, the number of large inscriptions increased, and single-layered frames were also seen.
In the 1670s and 80s, cursive script was used, and the “UZU-FUKU” inscription appeared, in which the lower right portion of the character swirls.
Many UZU-FUKU marks have been excavated from Kakiemon kilns, and many of the pieces handed down from generation to generation are characterized by their superiority. This mark is also used in various kilns in Hizen other than the Kakiemon kiln.
In the 18th century, UZU-FUKU mark gradually changed to a more crude style of painting, and by the latter half of the 18th century, the mark had almost completely disappeared. Around 1800, a typeface with an “X” in the lower right portion of the character “FUKU” appeared.
In 1885, the UZU-FUKU mark was registered as a trademark by the 11th generation Sakaida Kakiemon. From then on, any item with the mark was considered to be a work of the Kakiemon Kiln.

However, Kakiemon Kiln Limited Partnership, which was established in 1919 with investment from Hideyoshi Obata of Teikoku Kiln, was dissolved in 1928, when Kakiemon XII left the company.（The UZU-FUKU mark could no longer be used by the Kakiemon family, and the name “Kakiemon Made” was used.
This indicates that from 1928 to 1969, Kakiemon was producing both UZU-FUKU pieces made by a limited partnership and “Kakiemon Made” pieces made by the Kakiemon kiln.
In the same year, the UZU-FUKU mark was returned to the Kakiemon kiln from the joint-stock company, but it seems that it was never used again.

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