Fuku Marked Imari - Arita Yaki Sometsuke Sansui Kanshi Chuzara - 福 伊万里焼/有田焼 染付 山水 監視 中皿

Fuku marked Japanese Imari / Arita sometsuke sansui kanshi chuzara. 

This small blue & white (sometsuke 染付 ) Imari ( 伊万 ) plate (chuzara 中皿 ) is painted with a scene of a man rowing upstream in a river towards the mountains. (sansui 山水 )  It is octagon shaped and has a short poem ( kanshi 監視 ) that reads 述(?)溪 嵐山 清流遊筏.  Upstream ? Arashiyama, rafting on a clear stream?   The back of the plate is decorated in an underglaze blue, cash and comb pattern and is marked Fuku ( 福 ) the Japanese word for "good fortune".

Arashiyama, ( 嵐山 Storm Mountain) is Mount Arashi, across from the Ōi River on the Western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.

I'm not certain of this Imari plate's age, but am guessing that it's Meiji period, although it could be earlier, or later.  I'll have to research this further so I can make an accurate determination.  

Inscription translated by my friend Hung-Yueh Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan.

Edo Period Arita Akae Imari Japanese Porcelain Jar / 有田焼赤絵伊万里焼

This is one of the pieces from yesterday's treasure hunt I wrote about in my last post, purchased from an antiques dealer in Salem, Massachusetts, who had absolutely no idea whatsoever what it is, which was fortunate for me since I picked it up at an exceptionally low price.   Unfortunately it is missing the lid, but that's fine with me.    I really love this piece.

  It is a Japanese Arita Akae Imari porcelain ginger jar measuring approximately 6 1/2" tall and 3 1/2" dia. base, & 3" mouth.  Arita being where it was made, Akae is the name for the style, and Imari being the port of export.

The only marking is a small "Ri" リ on the mouth of the jar.  As of this posting, I have no idea what it represents.   Unfortunately I'm unable to narrow its age down to a specific date range at this time although I estimate it to be in the range of late Edo period 1850s to early-mid Meiji period 1880s.