Imari Bowl

[bokaba]

I also picked up this Imari type bowl. It has some serious condition issues. It is unmarked, but my guess is late 19th Century, Chinese Imari, or modern.

[Stan]

This is Japanese Imari made in Arita, you are right about the age late Meiji.

[bokaba]

Stan, since there is no export mark, does that mean it was made before the McKinley Tariff Act in 1890? Since they were $5, maybe I'll go buy some more tomorrow.

[peterp]

The marking requirement was a requirement for US imports only.  You could not be sure if they were originally imported into the US, I assume?  It could have been brought in much later.