A rare Japanese Shoki Imari dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1640-1650, shallow circular namagake (non-biscuit fired) porcelain dish with an everted and flattened rim, sitting on a typically small footring. Decorated in underglaze blue with a butterfly hovering over a blooming peony issuing from rockwork. 2.5 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Genine Wallinga collection. Literature: Kyushu ceramic Museum, complete catalogue of Shibata collection, 2003, plate 0064