A Group of Japanese Imari Porcelain

Late 19th century, porcelain hand painted in imari palette with iron red, cobalt blue, and touches of green, includes 9 plates and 5 bowls of various sizes having floral and kimono textile patterns.

Diameter 8 1/2 in. (largest plate); Diameter 7 7/8 in. (largest bowl)

From the Personal Collection of Mr. William Ivey Long, Seaboard, North Carolina and New York, New York

Plates: 2 with repairs, 1 with rim chips and hairline cracks, 1 with hairline cracks, 1 with rim chips, general rubbing and wear to all; Bowls: 1 with rim chips, 2 with chips, repair, and hairline cracks, general rubbing and wear to all.