Magpie Noboru, Tongzhi

Yellow pastel plum Que Dengmei 1862-------1874, Qing Tongzhi, height 5cm, caliber 22cm, foot diameter 13.4cm.

　　Disc opening micro-outer skimming, curved abdomen, circle foot, foot inside the red color letter "Tongzhi year system" 4 characters letter style.

　　The plate is decorated with yellow pastels, 4 groups of painted plum magpie patterns, of which 3 groups of folded plums are painted with 10 magpies each, the composition layout is the same, for the same facsimile, and the center of the plate is painted with 2 magpies. Magpies are painted in ink and have different postures, some resting on the branches, some looking back, and some flying in the air. The branches are painted in brown and the plum blossoms are painted in pink, with sharp contrasts. The outer wall of the plate is a white pastel folded lotus, a western lotus and a peony, and the mouth edge is decorated with gold.

　　Magpie dengmei motifs are common in late Qing porcelain, which means festive and auspicious.