Preliminary identification
Photo reference
5 uploaded photos
Overview
An Edo-period Japanese porcelain foliate dish rendered in underglaze cobalt blue (*sometsuke*) with pine groves, cherry blossoms, and flowing water motifs. The reverse features floral arabesques, spur marks, a double-square stylized seal mark (*fuku* variant), and inscribed appraisal attribution on the wooden box (*tomobako*) by ceramics scholar Jun Matsuura.
Story
Arita potters in the 1670s perfected crisp cobalt shading to capture floating cherry blossoms and pine groves, turning a porcelain serving dish into poetic Edo landscape art.
Maker / Origin
Crafted in the famed Arita kilns of Hizen Province during the peak of Ko-Imari and early Nabeshima stylistic innovation. The accompanying fitted wooden box carries an appraisal inscription and seal by ceramic expert Jun Matsuura, attributing the dish to the Enpō through Genroku eras.
Condition & Value
Visually in very well-preserved antique condition with no obvious cracks or large rim chips shown in photos; brown iron dressing on the rim edge appears intact. Fine condition commands the upper end of market value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.