Square-shaped Dish of late period Arita porcelain, boldly painted with the Japanese lion and foliage in rich blue. 14½ inches square.
Circular Dishes of late period Arita porcelain, most carefully and minutely painted with diaper-work, medallions and foliage in blue of great richness and intensity. B, 7 inches, and C, 9½ inches in diameter.
In the possession of Joseph Beck, Esq.
Source: Keramic art of Japan by George Ashdown Audsley (1838-1925); Lord James Bowes (1834-1899). London: H. Sotheran & co. 1881.
