A Japanese Ai-Kutani dish, Edo period (1603-1868), 1660-1680, decorated with a spotted 'Nihonjika' (Sika deer) leaping among rocks with bamboo and a maple tree, and to the reverse with three pine needle sprays, a single spur mark and an early, cursory underglaze blue 'Kaku fuku' mark. 2.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter. Provenance: The Genine Wallinga collection. Literature: Kyushu ceramic Museum, complete catalogue of Shibata collection, 2003, plates 1099 (polychrome) and 1200, 1201, 1292 and 1293.