Dish, bone china, coupe shape, decorated with a grey printed ground of prunus blossom scattered with reserved cartouches of various shapes, each containing a Japanese scene or motif; back, blue printed factory mark with year code R, and grey printed registered design mark with encoded date of 7th May 1879, made by the Worcester Royal Porcelain Company, Worcester, 1879+ (1880)
the style of Japanese decoration imitated here, known as 'kibori gakuawase sanzu' (the contest of framed pictures), was popular in this country in the 1870s-1880s and is found in a variety of media, including textiles and printing
the style of Japanese decoration imitated here, known as 'kibori gakuawase sanzu' (the contest of framed pictures), was popular in this country in the 1870s-1880s and is found in a variety of media, including textiles and printing