One of the classic decorative styles found on Japanese porcelain (Arita porcelain) where the blue parts of the pattern were applied under the glaze, while the red and gold details were added over the glaze. A Chinese variant was produced mainly for export to the European market (Chinese Imari).

Synonym:  Kakiemon style
French: Imari
German: Imari Stil

Translation Sandy Haemmerle

Bibliographie: 

Pantzer 2000
Peter Pantzer, Imari-Porzellan am Hofe der Kaiserin Maria Theresia, Düsseldorf 2000.