Two Japanese Ai-Kutani dishes, Edo period (1603-1868), circa 1660-1690, both decorated in underglaze blue, one with 'Chidori' (plovers) diving into waves, the other with a pair of 'Ayu' (sweetfish) displaying in a stream beneath a willow. Both with three spur marks to the base. Each approximately 3 cm high, 21 cm diameter. Provenance: The Genine Wallinga collection. Literature: Kyushu ceramic Museum, Shibata collection, part II, 1991, plates 312, 473 and 593, and part IV, 1995, plates 116, 138, 139, 166 and 168