A beautiful antique 18th century Chinese hand painted provincial export willow pattern blue and white porcelain plate.
The willow pattern has deep blue cobalt colors, and is gracefully painted with a flowing style.
Before the famous blue willow pattern of transfer-ware was developed by English pottery manufacturers, hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain with similar blue landscape designs and themes could be found on countless tables around the world.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Chinese factories in Canton (Guangzhou) created blue-and-white porcelain for export featuring decorative border patterns surrounding a generic landscape of pavilions, tea houses, trees, bridges, mountains, and a river or stream.
The porcelain was manufactured and fired in the Province of Ching-Te Chen, then sent by the East India Trading Company for the decorating process by artists and craftsmen working in the enameling shops in the port of Canton. These pieces were painted by a variety of artists, resulting in a huge range of willow designs.
This plate has a rounded octagonal shape, and a shallow foot ring.
This decorative plate is unmarked and would dates to the late 18th to early 19th century, circa 1780-1810 during the Qing dynasty in China.
Its approx 9 inches in diameter.
The stand is not included.
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