Plate with eight-foliate rim

The design on each part of this plate is mirrored on the eight-foliate panels. Painted with floral scrolls on the edge, the eight floral sprays were placed on both the interior and the exterior sides. For the inner base, a peony branch is framed by eight lobed panels. The shape and the design are descended from the eight-lobed cup stand of the Yuan period (WW 1979.8: pl. 7), and it retains early features in the drawing, the deep blue decoration, and the unglazed base. Potted in different sizes, dishes were divided into either eight or twelve panels. Peony or lotus flowers were the common motifs for such dishes with a wave pattern providing contrast. (National Palace Mus. 1982: pl. 42).