A Japanese Blue and White Charger with Zodiac Animals

Meiji period (1868-1912), porcelain barbed rim hexagonal shaped charger hand painted in underglaze blue with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac around the border with double gourds and flowers in the surround, the center with a decorative medallion, exterior hand painted with auspicious bats, coins, and longevity symbols, four characters to underside.

16 7/8 in.

Collection of a New Hampshire Gentleman and John Martin Walsh of Boston

Some minor rim chips and fretting.