Fishermen Plate
1725–1735
- Medium
- Egg-shell porcelain with famille rose enamel overglaze decoration
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.6 x 21 cm (1 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign (1723–35)
About
The plate shows four fishermen holding nets and creel. The plate was made during the Yongzheng reign known for its fine porcelain decoration in famille rose colors. Similar scenes of fishermen on paintings of the Ming and Qing period illustrate the popularity of the theme and its adoption by craftsmen and potters.