Chinese Porcelain Plate Hand Painted Rose Canton with Immortals Circa 1820

Made in the early 19th century, this Rose Canton plate is decorated with eight Daoist Immortals some riding fabulous mythical beasts.                                                                                 The border is further decorated with floral motifs.
A band of pink honeycomb pattern separates the border decoration from the center which depicts crested Mandarin ducks amid lotus flowers.
The ducks look at each other and seem to smile.
This is a happy plate with a symbolic message. Mandarin ducks are thought to mate for life.
Therefore, in Chinese lore, they represent a happy marriage.
The plate is finely painted in exquisite polychrome enamels.
We see pink shading into lavender pink and blue shading into light blue and turquoise.
Highlights of grey, yellow, green, and light brown with gilt are framed by waveforms in bright white.
On the reverse of the plate are three traditional iron-red flower sprays.
Dimensions: diameter 8.75.”    Condition: Excellent.