Casgliadau Arlein

Soup plate, earthenware, circular shape with rounded foot-rim, deep cushion-moulded sides and spreading rim, a very slightly raised edge to the well, four shallow notces and lobes to the rim; transfer-printed in blue with to the centre of the well the 'Whampoa' pattern, a chinoiserie-style scene showing in the foreground a collection of elaborate pagodas linked by bridges and fences with a spreading willow-like tree hanging over them, in the background a Chinese junk in an expanse of water and further pagodas on islands, border to the rim of flower heads foliage and scrolls on a scale blue ground.