JAPAN, IMARI - 20th CENTURY Porcelain set decorated in blue underglaze, iron red and gold enamel including : - a dish decorated with foliage surrounded by three flower reserves. Diam. 14.5 cm - an oblong dish stenciled in the center with flowers, surrounded by four flower reserves. Width: 19.5 cm - a multi-lobed bowl stenciled in the center with a paulownia flower, surrounded by three flower reserves. Diam. 22.5 cm - a pedestal bowl decorated with a perfume burner featuring peonies surrounded by phoenixes. Diam. 24 cm - an oval-shaped display stand adorned with two reserves of birds and flowers. Width 37 cm - a lobed dish, decorated in the center with three winter friends, surrounded by three iris reserves. Diam. 31 cm - a poly-lobed dish decorated with peonies surrounded by two reserves of birds and flowers. Diam. 33 cm - a chrysanthemum-shaped dish, decorated in the center with a basket of peonies surrounded by reserves decorated with pines and flowers. Chenghua apocryphal mark. Diam. 33 cm The Three Friends of Winter are traditional Japanese motifs recurring in Imari porcelain. They represent pine, plum and bamboo, three plants supposed to symbolize strength, perseverance and elegance respectively.