A antique Japanese sometsuke (blue & white) porcelain plate with cobalt blue transfer with impressed signature. From mid Meiji 1890s. Light scuffs from stacking. Spectacular!It measures 8 ½ x 1” deep. A Phoenix and dragon swirlling in clouds surrounding a Usubata flower arrangement vessel. There is a small sand or rough spot under the glaze on rim. A truly wonderful piece of porcelain