"Chinese beauty is", according to my Chinese friend, "she should walk like a weeping willow, her eyebrows should be fashionably shaped like its leaves and her long fingers must not show any trace of hard work" – I kind of love this part... Here she is sitting in a chair waiting to be carried by her new husband.
This is a very famous Chinese scene, new bride going home to visit her mother for t ...click for details
It is rare to find old Imari stacking dishes in this condition. The measurements of this Imari are approx. 7" in diameter and 10" tall, quite an impressive size. The diameter
of the bottom bowl (opening) is the smallest and it becomes slightly wider toward the top. Once you place the dishes in the right order it makes a PERFECT fit. The condition is excellent with the gilt maintaining most of it's color. The glaze has green (seiji) tint to it and little lumpy. Circa Meiji ...click for details
