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![Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish, Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA48-1_1-thb-s-2.jpg "Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish, Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]")
![Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish (Side view 2), Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA48-1_2-thb-s-2.jpg "Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish (Side view 2), Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]")
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![Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish (Underside), Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]](/i/items/AA48-1_4-thb-s-2.jpg "Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish (Underside), Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century [thumbnail]")
Exceptional and rare Imari porcelain footed tripod dish Japan, Meiji Era, late 19th century
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The dish has a deep bowl of lobed form with a scalloped rim and stands on three legs. The interior and exterior is decorated with phoenixes and peonies.
Dimensions
15cm wide, 8.5cm high
Condition
There is slight rubbing to the gilding. There are some minor firing imperfections to the glaze.
Note
This dish is unusual in that it was fired in the kiln on its rim so that the feet could be totally glazed. This is a much more expensive firing process which did not usually happen for export ware. It is thought that it was a specially commissioned piece for the Japanese domestic market but in the Chinese style, which was popular at this time. The phoenix or ho-o bird, as it is known in Japan, was a symbol of the Imperial Household, which appears very rarely at the beginning of a new era. The peony is a symbol of wealth, good fortune and high honour.
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