Dish with, enamelled ware

These are circular plates with milky white hand color painting. They were probably made around the Genroku period (1688-1704), but they may have been made in a slightly later period. However, they are not dated to the 1710s, i.e., the early Kyoho period. This plate with peony and tiger design in overglaze enamels depicts a bamboo tiger, peonies, and chicks, and although the design is somewhat lacking in panache, it is an unusual dish.
　The reverse side is plain white, and there are five marks on the base. The plate with pine, bamboo, and plum design in overglaze enamels is a well-painted dish with two birds on a pine, bamboo, and plum motif. It was originally intended for export to Europe, but was recently imported. The plate with plum, bamboo, and twin birds design in overglaze enamels and the plate with plum, bamboo, and quail design in overglaze enamels are both particularly elegant for this type of dish.
　The plate with a flower and plant design in overglaze enamels shows a chrysanthemum and a plum tree with branches in opposite directions, and is decorated with a lace-like pattern around the rim of an eight-petaled flower. The plate with Matsushima design in overglaze enamels shows a Matsushima-like pattern. This sophisticated design, which makes full use of the blank space of the milky-white base, is rarely seen in other examples.