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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 9567914, member: 8363"]This exact style of piece was sold as a 19th Century Imari Plate (Mejii Period) that had been repaired. <a href="https://www.kyotoartandantiques.com/product-page/gold-repair-imari-plate-item-id-dw-p-1014" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kyotoartandantiques.com/product-page/gold-repair-imari-plate-item-id-dw-p-1014" rel="nofollow">Gold repair Imari Plate [DW-P 1014] | Kyoto Art & Antiques (kyotoartandantiques.com)</a> My find has the same motifs on the front, but the site does not have the reverse. My find is also very big at 16 inches in diameter, and slightly curved, so I'm not sure whether it is also a plate. It is damaged by the glaze flaking, so I only paid $20 for it and the stand. Someone put some felt on the bottom edge, probably to hide some damage, but I'm not going to remove it to find out. </p><p><br /></p><p>My question to all of you is what do you think the purpose of it is? I don't know anything about Mejii table service, so I don't want to guess. Any thoughts appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459224[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 9567914, member: 8363"]This exact style of piece was sold as a 19th Century Imari Plate (Mejii Period) that had been repaired. [URL='https://www.kyotoartandantiques.com/product-page/gold-repair-imari-plate-item-id-dw-p-1014']Gold repair Imari Plate [DW-P 1014] | Kyoto Art & Antiques (kyotoartandantiques.com)[/URL] My find has the same motifs on the front, but the site does not have the reverse. My find is also very big at 16 inches in diameter, and slightly curved, so I'm not sure whether it is also a plate. It is damaged by the glaze flaking, so I only paid $20 for it and the stand. Someone put some felt on the bottom edge, probably to hide some damage, but I'm not going to remove it to find out. My question to all of you is what do you think the purpose of it is? I don't know anything about Mejii table service, so I don't want to guess. Any thoughts appreciated. [ATTACH=full]459215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459216[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459222[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459224[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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