Nippon Hand Painted Purple Flowers Green Cobalt & Gold Large Bon Bon Dish. Nice antique Japanese large porcelain Monbijou shape bon bon dish. Decorated with a raised gold gilt and yellow floral medallion over green in the center with gold scrollwork overlay. Has hand painted purple and dark pink flowers with gold beading over the white. Cobalt blue border with gold scrollwork overlay. Gold gilding along the edge. Probably made during the Nippon era of Japanese porcelain, circa 1891 to 1921. Has some wear to the gilding, but otherwise good condition. Measures approximately 11 1/2 inches long including the handle x 10 3/4 inches wide x 2 3/8 inches tall. This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not affect the display of the piece.
