Plate with Design of Cranes and Flowering Plants

Culture: Chinese
Dynasty: Qing dynasty, 1644–1911
Period: possibly Kangxi period, 1662–1722
Period: possibly Yongzheng period, 1722–1735
Date: early 18th century
Material: Jingdezhen "Chinese Imari" ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, overglaze iron red, and gold decoration
from: China, Asia
Classification: Ceramics
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 223
Dimensions: diameter: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Sarah Booth
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 55:1969

NOTES

The central pattern on this plate is a stylized landscape with the “courting cranes” motif, which features a standing crane gazing at another crane in flight. The cavetto has four floral reserves separated by a red geometric pattern with central chrysanthemums in red and gold. The flat sloping rim is decorated with flying cranes and floral motifs. Inspired by 17th-century Imari ware from Japan, “Chinese Imari” is characterized by its typical blue, red, and gold palette.

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