By Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each decorated in enamels and gilt with a circular panel enclosing a figural or genre scene associated with one of the 12 months on a ground bordered by a band of dense millefleurs, each plate with two overlapping shikishi (square-shaped poem-cards) indicating the name of the month and its associated scene, each plate signed on the base with an impressed seal Kinkozan tsukuru. 10in (25.5cm) diameter of each