A JAPANESE KAKIEMON DISH

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON DISH

EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

Richly decorated in dark blue, cyan, iron-red and yellow enamels with a dense design of two ho-ho birds in a luxuriant garden, with large peonies and chrysanthemum issuing from rockwork around them, the border to the rim enclosing four smaller birds flying or perched amongst foliage, scrolling tendrils and further blooms, 21.3cm.