A rare Japanese Ko-Kutani 'Kin-Gin-Sai' dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1655-1670, moulded in the form of a full blooming peony, painted with sinuous wisteria and two fireflies in kin-gin-sai (gilt, silver and colour, meaning red) overglaze enamels. 3 cm high, 12 cm diameter. Provenance: The Genine Wallinga collection. Literature: Kyushu ceramic Museum, complete catalogue of Shibata collection, 2003, plates 870, 879 and 886.