An Arita blue and white foliate chocolate rimmed dish painted to the centre with a Buddhistic lion among scrolling foliage within borders of maple leaves and further foliate scrolls -- 7½in. (19cms) diam; and another dish with wild flowers within a border of prunus and bamboo issuing from rockwork -- 7 3/8in. (18.7cms) diam, both with Chenghua six character marks, (rim chip and crack), 18th century. See Illustration. (2)

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An Arita blue and white foliate chocolate rimmed dish painted to the centre with a Buddhistic lion among scrolling foliage within borders of maple leaves and further foliate scrolls -- 7½in. (19cms) diam; and another dish with wild flowers within a border of prunus and bamboo issuing from rockwork -- 7 3/8in. (18.7cms) diam, both with Chenghua six character marks, (rim chip and crack), 18th century. See Illustration. (2)

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