A large Chinese Iron Red plate from the 19th Century with five circular `windows` showing images of flowering plants. Winding `shoots` from these plants cover the background of the rest of the plate`s surface, with four other plants regularly spaced between each of the `windows`. A thicker red ring with a continuous leafy pattern in white encircles the outer area. A leaf in a circle marks the underside. D.13 5/8in.(34.5cm) Condition: in good condition no hairline or chip observed