probably˜Meiji period, center field depicting lion dogs, or komainu, on cobalt blue ground, rim decorated with stylized floral pattern, turquoise blue enamel to underside, 20-3/8 in. diameter, Provenance: Estate of Judge and Mrs. Charles Neese, Greeneville, Tennessee; By Descent to Dr. Rhonda Davis Poirier, New York, New York and Jacksonville, Florida
Condition
abrasions and losses to approximately 6" section of rim, (especially to underside) with commensurate hairlines and areas of retouch, other scattered areas of enamel loss, some pinholes