Imari Horse Dish
$44.00
Mid-century Imari dish featuring a hand-painted white horse and symbolic Japanese inscriptions, with characteristic craquelure.
• Time Period: Mid-20th Century
• Origin: Arita, Japan
• Maker/Brand: Unmarked
• Medium: Glazed porcelain
• Style: Imari Ware / Symbolic Decorative
• Condition: Excellent
• Decoration: Painted horse and script with crackled glaze
• Dimensions: Approx. 5 inches square
1 in stock
Description
Imari Horse Dish — a spirited fusion of Japanese folklore and painterly ceramic tradition. This petite square dish depicts a white horse in mid-stride, painted in dark enamel against a subtle crackled celadon ground. The horse — a symbol of nobility, speed, and divine strength in Japanese culture — is flanked by stylized brush inscriptions and a red seal mark.
Produced in Arita, the birthplace of Imari ware, this piece reflects a postwar revival of hand-decorated ceramics aimed at export markets and local collectors alike. The use of “craquelure” — intentional glaze cracking — adds visual depth and vintage appeal, often seen in older Imari pieces meant to evoke age and texture
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This is a striking collector’s object that combines symbolism, tradition, and tactile artistry in a compact form.
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