Arita Imari Fan and Jadeite Table

Thanks to Pat's daughter who was here last week and designed this week's Table for One, we finally are using one of my favorite dinnerware patterns - Arita's "Imari Fan." Jennifer added a Jadeite "Lotus" bowl and plate by Fire King to go with the scallop-like design  on the dinner plate and to tone the place setting down a bit.

Although Jennifer thought about using "Bamboo" flatware, gold flatware seemed like a better choice to go with the Brass charger. Pat and I found the flatware really cheap on eBay several years ago - no one knew the pattern name or who made it but the design was simple enough to go with a lot of place settings.

Where it came from:
 Slate Blue Place Mat - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago
Brass Charger - from the Discovery Shop (the Cancer Society's thrift store) two or three years ago
Dinner Plate and Cup and Saucer - "Imari Fan" by Arita (the original dinner plate came from our Mother's cupboard but additional plates and pieces came from Replacements.com and eBay)
Jadeite Accent Plate and Bowl - "Lotus" by Fire King from eBay
Gold Flatware - Pattern unknown from eBay years ago
Gold Trimmed Glassware - from Pier 1 two or three years ago
Oriental Figurine - from Design Toscano three or four years ago
Ornamental Jade Tree - a gift from our Brother to our Mother fifty years ago while he was stationed in Japan
Black Pagoda Votive Holder - a gift from our Cousin

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:

"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/ 
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/