- Other titles: - Ko-Imari ware dish, Dish decorated with
Chinese 'Kraak' style design - Upper Asian gallery - Further
information While the design on the front of this dish is very
close to the Chinese original, one way of distinguishing the
Japanese example is the presence of three or more spur marks on
the base. The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.138. Arita ware
or Imari ware? Arita ware (porcelain made around the Arita
region) is commonly referred to as 'Imari ware' both in Japan
and overseas because porcelain products from the region were
transported to domestic and overseas markets through the port of
Imari, approximately 15km north of Arita. For the sake of
consistency, all porcelain works produced during the Edo period
in the Art Gallery Of New South Wales collection are catalogued
according to the production site, e.g. Arita ware and Hasami
ware. Imari itself was home to the Nabeshima ware, exclusively
produced at the Ôkawachi kilns for official use of the ruling
Nabeshima clan. With the establis