Old Imari pieces are more available, she adds. Depending on the quality, a mid-19th century bowl will sell for between $950 and $1,250, and a pair of magnificent 18-inch Imari plates for about $6,500.

Ko-Imari, or Old Imari, is celebrated for its refined shapes and its elaborate and brilliant hand-painted patterns. Exported for some 300 years, it was long treasured by the European nobility.

In Celebration of Japan’s 400-year Tradition of Arita/Imari Porcelain Crafts TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keio Plaza Hotel (KPH) will jointly host a complimentary exhibition of Arita porcelain art ...

SAGA -- Two centuries-old Imari ware bowls in southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture once belonged to a set of 13 items that were exported to Germany du ...

John Schneider remembers liking the purple vase in his grandmother’s house. Eventually it became his, but he knew little about it before bringing the piece to a recent appraisal session at ...

The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka's collection of export-quality Imari ware will be exhibited for the first time in Japan for this show that also includes decorative works on loan from the ...

A bowl with a bright, colorful design of birds and flowers on a white base is a masterpiece of the Kakiemon type of Imari porcelain, the umbrella term applied to a number of different types of ...

Imari porcelain, produced in Arita, Saga Prefecture, has attracted collectors across the world for centuries and is particularly well-known for its sometsuke blue-and-white designs.