"Ruby-Back" Dish

Chinese Qing Dynasty

National Gallery of Art

This is an ornately decorated plate. The rim is predominantly decorated with a light pink geometric pattern interspersed with blue, gold, and green accents along the border. At the center, within a yellow outline, is the design of a bouquet of flowers inside a decorative vase on a white background. The flowers are in shades of pink, purple, and yellow, and are inside a scalloped blue border. There is also the design of a blue platter with what appears to be a group of various fruits in yellow, green, and pink.