Antique Japanese Meiji Era Octagonal Ceramic Imari Plates Ikebana Motif Cloisonne a Japanese storage box adorned

a Japanese storage box adorned with the beauty of black lacquer and hand-painted circles featuring intricate designs of chrysanthemums

The email artist Chikayoshi was most actively working in the 1870's and 1880's

Diameter = 3" (7

which has a high starch content and is therefore rather sticky

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Octagonal Ceramic Imari Plates Ikebana Motif Cloisonne a Japanese storage box adornedThis is an antique Japanese Meiji era (c1890's) Octagonal Imari plate with a transfer print of two Ikebana arrangements surrounded by traditional designs. Straight sided plates where more challenging to make and fire.