Chinese Longquan Serving Plate

Scalloped edges turn this celadon plate into a flower holding a flower.

This Longquan serving plate comes from Guangdong Province, China, is contemporary, and is porcelain. Longquan celadon, admired since the Song dynasty for its jade-like green glaze, remains one of China's most celebrated ceramic styles. A large peony in full bloom is molded at the center, surrounded by leaves, the glaze thinning to pale green on every raised edge. The wall is ribbed in fine radiating flutes. The rim is lobed and scalloped, lined with a pale edge. It is 3 inches deep and 20 in diameter.

Ready for fruit, or for a long admiring look.