Kakiemon Dish of Pair of Phoenixes

Edo Period c. 1690-1710
Porcelain, dark blue, cyan, iron-red and yellow enamels.
Kakiemon kilns, Japan.
D:21.3cm

A shallow dish with a low tapering foot. Decorated in the center with two phoenixes in an abundant garden of Peonies and Chrysanthemum, bordered by four smaller birds among floral sprays.