In this version of Worcester's "Scarlet Japan" pattern, four scarlet orange panels alterna...
In this version of Worcester's "Scarlet Japan" pattern, four scarlet orange panels alternate with white floral panels around the perimeter of this scalloped soft paste porcelain dessert plate. The orange panels are each studded with a simple stylized chrysanthemum and decorated with a Japanese grid pattern executed in gilt. The remaining four panels are decorated in pairs, two with floral groups and two with prunus sprays, all executed in heavy blue, red, orange and green enamels with gilt detail.
Terminating at the center, the panels create a circular open space which is decorated with a single stylized chrysanthemum executed in orange with a touch of gilt. This central space is enclosed by a heavy orange band resist painted with a floral and vine decoration. The dish is finished with a thin orange pinstripe around the inner foot of the molded band and gilt around the outside edge.