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Can anyone give me some indications about this serving dish my husband bought recently? It measures 18 inches across, is quite heavy and unmarked (with kiln marks?) and has some calligraphy in the center with a brown edge. The plants are typical of late autumn or winter. Thank you in advance.

秀馨

苊茂君

子(?)

Looks like a presentation gift. Possibly Japanese.

The stilt marks and decoration would indicate a Japanese origin.

Dear Mikeotz and Michael
Thanks for your reply
When we bought it, we did think it was Japanese, as indicated by some clues my search found ; but a Japanese friend told us it was not Japanese calligraphy... and we were dumbfounded. I also thought it was a presentation gift because of the positioning of the calligraphy!
any idea of age? could it be Arita?

Yes, this looks like Arita Imari late Edo early Meiji era.

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