1985.R.1085, Plate, porcelain, China, 1700-1730

This octagonal plate is one of three of the same pattern in the Reves Collection (see 1985.R.860 and 1985.R.1086), It is a well painted continuation of the late K'ang Hsi famille verte palette of translucent green, iron-red, and purple. The ridged border derives from a European silver dish, though the octagonal shape originated with Japanese porcelain. There are two long-tailed birds in the central scene amidst impossibly large flowers, a railing, a tree, and four iron-red long-tailed birds in the seeded green border alternating with groups of iron-red peonies. Plates such as these were probably meant for display rather than use. 

This octagonal plate is one of three of the same pattern in the Reves Collection (see 1985.R.860 and 1985.R.1086), It is a well painted continuation of the late K'and Hsi famille verte palette of translucent green, iron-red, and purple. The ridged border derives from a European silver dish, though the octagonal shape originated with Japanese porcelain. There are two long-tailed birds in the central scene amidst impossibly large flowers, a railing, a tree, and four iron-red long-tailed birds in the seeded green border alternating with groups of iron-red peonies. Plates such as these were probably meant for display rather than use. 

Excerpt from Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 188.

During the first quarter of the 18th century, octagonal and circular plates with quadrooned borders were inspired by European examples. One of three in the Reves Collection, this plate is a continuation of the late K'ang Hsi famille verte palette. Excerpt from Label text, Reves Galleries, Porcelain Gallery, 2018

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