Bold Imari Pheasant Vase with the pheasant being associated with the sun goddess Amaterasu in Japanese culture. Imari porcelain is a boldly colored style of Japanese porcelain, named after the seaport Imari on the island Kyushu, Saga, in Japan, from where the porcelain first was shipped to the West starting in the 17th century. Manufactured in the area of Arita, the former Hizen Province, Imari wares are often represented in red, blue, white, and gold tones.