Flower-shaped Imari trumpet plate, Japan, Arita, Edo period(1603-1868), 2nd half of the 18th century, Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze painting, polychrome glaze colours, enamel and rich gold paint, in the centre three chrysanthemum blossoms in lush gold-veined foliage with shiny orange flower heads, rim of the mirror divided into 6 cassettes: the smaller ones with phoenix emblems on a gold-blue ground, the larger ones showing landscapes in cartouches in Kakiemon style with geese and a hermit's hermitage at the iris pond in front of a red ground with plum blossoms, on the plate flag interlocking ornamental fields with diamond and tendril patterns, flower medallions and paired phoenix tail feathers , nearly perfect condition, 40x4cm