Blue-and-white “official promotion” plate

[Blue and white “enhanced official status” plate]

Blue and white “enhanced official status” plate, Qingshunzhi, height 7 cm, caliber 33.7 cm, foot diameter 17.5 cm
Open plate, arc wall, flat bottom, circle foot. The mouth is covered with sauce glaze, and the white glaze is green. The blue and white paintings on the plate show the promotion. In the courtyard, there are flowers, trees, lawns, cave stone bonsai, and pleasant scenery. An official stood under the canopy. Behind him was a waiter holding the canopy in his hand. In front of the officials, the messenger presented the official hat, and the picture had the auspicious meaning of “promotion to the rank”. The blank space of the design is marked with the blue and white regular script “The gift of the winter moon of 1898 to Yong Xianqi and Lu Xi Wang Ying”. The outer wall and the inside of the ring foot are painted with white glaze. The blue and white seal script “Yutang’s best weapon” is printed on the outsole in four words and two lines, and the blue and white double-line circle is printed on the outside
The year of 1898 was the fifteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1658). At that time, Wang Ying was appointed to guard the road in Raozhou, Jiangxi Province. This plate should be a customized gift for his friends. This plate is one of the standard pieces of porcelain dating in the Shunzhi period, with exquisite painting, vivid characters and distinctive style of the times.

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