Plate with flowers
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.390
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate porcelain plate, adorned with vibrant flowers, hails from China's Jingdezhen kilns during the late 18th, a peak period of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Measuring just 1¼ inches high and nearly 10 inches in diameter, it exemplifies the exquisite craftsmanship of imperial porcelain production centers, renowned worldwide for their technical mastery and export appeal to European markets. Crafted in overglaze polychrome enamels—a technique where colorful pigments are applied to the fired glaze and refired at lower temperatures—this plate achieves its vivid, lasting hues without the r...