Mid-Edo period, old Imari, sometsuke (blue and white), with a design of flowers and a grasshopper (locust) on the inside, Fuyo-de (lotus flower style), after the Chinese Ming dynasty Kosometsuke (old sometsuke) style, a plate. This is a Japanese old Imari sometsuke plate, a copy of the Tenkei sometsuke from the 17th century Chinese Ming dynasty Kosometsuke, with a grasshopper and Fuyo-de design, and the good color of the Gosu (blue pigment) makes it a work with the style of an antique! It is an Imari work from about 250 years ago! It is made thick, so it is perfect for everyday use! It seems to have been treasured! There is a repair of about 1.3cm and about 5mm on the rim, as shown in image 9. There are old scratches due to aging. Please understand that this is an old work! Diameter: approx. 18.3cm Height: approx. 3.7cm No box is included, please understand! 【Google Search!】 is Mercari Pon-chan ... NO.B23021320A3001006NOR1TLRW →3B/R.D.IMARI.BNO.11. #OldImari #Imari #Gosusara (blue and white plate) #Sometsuke (blue and white) #ChineseMingDynasty #MingDynasty #Kosometsuke #TenkeiSometsuke #Grasshopper #Batta (grasshopper) #Fuyode (lotus flower style) #Aoinabeshima #Nabeshima #IroNabeshima #EarlyImari #Aokutani #Kutani #EdoNoUtuwa (Edo period vessel) #EdoNoSyokki (Edo period tableware) #Kotto (antique) #Kottohin (antique item) #KottoNoUtuwa (antique vessel) #AntiqueArt #Art #AntiqueTableware Color...Blue Type...Plate Material...Ceramic Size...Medium (Diameter: 18.0 ~ 24.9cm) Shape...Round