A Japanese Kenjo style Imari octagonal bowl, with four shaped panels decorated with The Three Friends of Winter (prunus, bamboo and plum) around a central circular panel of prunus, all within formal borders, the exterior with formal designs and cartouches, four character Fuki Choshun mark, probably 19thC, 24cm wide. Kenji Imari was produced solely for the ruling classes in Japan and was not exported. There formally designed wares were first seen in the late 17thC and continued to be made since then.