The porcelain, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the enamelling Dutch, early 18th century. This Dutch-enamelled dish is enamelled in a Kakiemon style, also called the 'Old Lady Pattern' with a gentleman and a lady before a pavilion with bird cages and nightingales. Diam. 21 cm.Catalogue notes: For the original Kakiemon design, see an octagonal beaker and saucer in The Burghley House Collection as illustrated in Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650 - 1750, 1990, page 155, plate 127. Not only is this pattern known in Dutch-decorated Chinese porcelain, it is also repeated in Bow, Chantilly, and Chelsea porcelain.