Plate, 10.5 inches diameter. Black and red transfer with gilding. Printed maker's mark for Bates, Gildea & Walker. The registry diamond dates the pattern registration to 18 December 1880. "Hizen" can refer to both a region in Japan, as well as a type of Japanese porcelain. This pattern features an overlapping transfer. The base consists of a gray-black sheet pattern of flowerheads and geometric shapes with circles. Laid over this sheet pattern is a Japanesque pattern in red, featuring multiple motifs. The central motif consists of a large circular cartouche with a geometric band and filled with floating flowers. At the top of this cartouche, three smaller cartouches interrupt the border. The left one is filled with bamboo stalks, the center with a standing crane, and the right with a vase from which thorny rose branches grow and curl around the top and right. From the top left of the large central cartouche a branch with prunus blossoms emerges. On the bottom right a large flowerhead with scrolling lines emerges. Around the rim are cartouches infilled with geometric patterns, Asian cloud forms, and a crane in flight. Gilding is used heavily to highlight all these motifs.

In 1878 James Gildea joined the partnership of Bates & Walker. In 1881 Bates left the partnership and Gildea & Walker continued together. In 1885 James Gildea continued the business alone.