Saucer, 5 inches diameter. Brown transfer. Printed and impressed maker's marks for Gildea & Walker. The registry diamond indicates a pattern registration date of 27 August 1881. This pattern is an example of the Anglo-Japanese style of the British Aesthetic movement c. 1860-1900. The bottom third of the pattern is separated from the rest of the scene by sections and banding, including: prunus blossoms, a bird flying over water in the moonlight, geometric patterns with a partial flower mon, and an arabesque pattern underneath the karigane (wild geese) mon. The scene above features a seashore at sunset. The shoreline consists of a gnarled pine, a branch of prunus blossoms, a giant stalk of bamboo, and various smaller plants, including palms and cattails. Across the center of the image a flock of birds fly from right to left and in the background, two small boats sail on the water.

Gildea & Walker were an earthenware and porcelain manufacturer at the Dale Hall Works in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. In 1878 James Gildea joined the partnership of Bates & Walker and in 1881 Bates left the partnership and Gildea & Walker continued together. In 1885 James Gildea continued the business alone.