Octagonal dish with crab, shrimp, and flowers

Octagonal dish with crab, shrimp, and flowers by artist. White ceramic plate with eight straight sides. The plate has a blue patterned border. Inside the plate are a blue crab centered at the bottom, and a blue shrimp on the right side near the top. Small flowers and leaves are scattered around the inside. The plate sits on a small stand with two legs visible. The background is beige.

Artwork details

Date:: late 18th century
Medium:: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:: China
Dimensions:: 600 × 500 px
Museum record:: View original