Platter of soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilded in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon ware; circular in shape with low sides; in the middle is a circular medallion enclosing two phoenixes, from which radiate six panels, three of them with gilt flowers and symmetrical scrolled foliage in blue or green on a red ground; the alternate three panels are painted with a pine tree flowering prunus and bamboo respectively; round the sides is a conventional floral border