Plate

Art Historical Context

This elegant porcelain plate, crafted in China for the American market between 5 and 1790, exemplifies the height of 18th-century export porcelain artistry. Measuring 9 inches in diameter, it features central coat of arms surrounded by vibrant motifs of birds and flowers, in vivid overglaze enamels These decorative elements—delicate blooms and perched birds—reflect the Chinese porcelain makers' mastery of fine brushwork and color layering, techniques honed over centuries in imperial kilns like those at Jingdezhen. Displayed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing, the plate highligh...