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A charming Chinese saucer with an underglaze blue and white pattern which has been decorated in London in iron red to simulate Japanese imari.. The saucer c.1720, the decoration c.1730-40 D: 4.6", 11.6 cm Provenance: Watney Collection Ref: Stephen Hanscombe; The Early James Giles China and his Contemporary London Decorators for a discussion of these wares. . Fashion had changed and blue and white was not as popular as the red and blue of the Japanese imari porcelains, hence this was decorated to heighten its appeal. |