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A Chinese can or small mug with an underglaze blue and white pattern which has been decorated in London in iron red and gilt to simulate Japanese imari.. The mug c.1720, the decoration c.1730-40 H: 2.5" 6.1 cm 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. |