Porcelain bijin with Imari decoration, Japan, mid-Edo period, 18th centuryDecorated in blue underglaze and polychrome enamels on green, red, yellow and gold glaze, characteristic of the Imari palette. The statuette represents what is called in Japan a bijin which could be translated as "beautiful woman", her kimono is decorated with kiri (paulownia) flowers, botan (peonies), stylized pine trees and painted fans. It is probably a geisha busy adjusting her kimono. Height : 40 cm. Missing the comb. The so-called Imari porcelain was actually made in the kilns of the Arita region located in the southern part of Japan in the Kyūshū region, and Imari was the port from which these porcelains were exported to the West. 十八世纪江户时代，日本伊万里风格美人瓷雕像