Object Number: Finch 488

Collection: Eastern Art

Object Name: Dish

Description: Dish of porcelain with a folate rim of eight double lobes. Decorated in red, aubergine, black, pink, and gilt enamels on underglaze blue. Filling the plate is a design of red and white chrysanthum flowers with aubergine, green, and blue leaves. To the right, framed by a blue outline is a tall red and gold iris flower with aubergine and green leaves. In flight are three green and aubergine butterflies. At the top and bottom are two arrow-like designs with a leafy scroll in gold on blue and a half-circle containing a cherry-blossom flower in pink and gold on red. On the underside are three branches of plum in red and blue. Surrounding the footring are three circles in blue, and one within the footring on the base.