The substantially potted foliate dishes are made with the typical cream coloured Kyoto clay with a clear densely crackled glaze. The enamelling is very fine and consists of a mixture of red and gosu blue chrysanthemum flowers attracting many tiny butterflies. The decoration is continued on the back in the form of one single stem and the dishes are signed Gyozan.

8.1/4 inches (21cm) Diameter. Fine original condition with just some light rubbing to the gilded edges. In some of the photographs the blue appears to be mauve or lilac, this is just a trick of the light or rather the inability of digital photography to resolve the colours correctly.

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