Help with Brass dish

Hello folks! My first post and hopefully it all goes well!
As a lot of people know, brass items at second hand shops are a dime a dozen and usually not worth a lot. I picked up this small dish (about 100mm, 4 inches across) for a buck quite a few years ago, only because it looked different with the cat at the centre. It looked more middle eastern to me and it had a makers mark. After much research it's got me baffled, can anybody help?

 

Welcome, and you did it in one go, congratulations.

Your sweet little dish is from Sri Lanka. KAA stands for Kandyan Arts Association, located in Kandy, the old capital. The small blob mark next to it is the Singalese or Kandy lion.

 

Some info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandyan_Art_Association

Their FB page, which shows the present day mark with the lion and KAA together in a roundel:
https://www.facebook.com/KandyanArtAssociation

 

Welcome to Antiquers, @Thomahawk !

 

Absolutely beautiful little plate-and ASTOUNDING First Post,you posted your Pics Full-Size !!! 5 Star Newbie !

 

Welcome Thomahawk. You did much better than i did my first time!

 

You're off to one helluva good start, 'hawk...welcome!

 

Ditto all.

 

Thankyou all for your kind words and especially for the information I was looking for! I have to admit, it did take me a few goes to get it right but now I think I've got it figured out, thanks again for the comments!