JAPANESE 'FISH' PLATE MEIJI PERIOD moulded with chrysanthemum petal-mouth, the interior finely painted with a koi-fish before sprigs of flower sprays, the base signed with a three-character maker's mark

(31.5cm diam )

Footnote: Provenance: Private English Collection, by direct family descent; the current owner's great grandfather imported such goods directly from Japan in the 19th century to sell in his shop in Southport, England