Plate with Canton-Enamel Peony Scrolls and Floral Roundels

This plate has an open mouth, folded rim, round foot, and shallow, arced sides. The exterior is plain while the interior is ornamented with Canton enamel. The interior base is painted with a cross configuration of five floral roundels with blue grounds and gold floral outlines. The interior walls are embellished with floral scrolls in red and green while the folded rim has a band of blue with floral and web designs. The underside is covered in white glaze.

The plate was donated to the Palace Museum by Han Wai Toon (Han Huaizhun, 1892–1970).

Chinese entry by Huang Weiwen
Translated and edited by Adam J. Ensign and Kang Xiaolu