Plate

1662 - 1722

The green lotus leaves and reeds are alive with bursting vitality and freshness, and would look entirely realistic if one chose to overlook the green lotus blossom at far left and another odd-colored one at upper left. It is clear that the potter was more interested in the famille verte palette than in a faithful representation.

Hard paste porcelain

13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), diameter

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

44.113

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 186

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