A very attractive ceramic dish which I believe was intended for the tourist market due to use of English roses in the design, I have seen a few other examples of Meridian ceramics over the years of a very similar design.
MERIDIAN - Decorative Dish
Bright White Porcelain base
Made In Japan
Circa 1970's (based upon when we obtained this dish - second hand)
Hand Painted
Creme background with three English roses (2x Red & 1x White)
Highly skilled artist work
Splattered gold gilding to the top rim of the dish
Dimensions: 130mm length x 90mm wide
Weight: 100g
BACKSTAMP:
(Gold coloured, doesn't look to be metallic)
Meridian
Hand Painted (within a graphic rectangle that includes a rose)
JAPAN
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Clean
NO discolouration
NO damage to the artwork
NO cracks
NO chips
Very light wear is evident to the splattered gold gilding, out of 10 I would rate this as a 9 - just a couple of very small wear spots
