Large set of unusual Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Imari dinner plates Crab

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Condition Report: 3 dishes with a hairline, 1 of them with cram restored part. All with some (minimal) fritting. Size 230x23mm DiameterxHeight approx.

Lovely and high Quality Kangxi dinner set in Imari palette. The plates all depict two crabs holding a peony between them. Floral design in the border and part of central plate.

Crab

The crab is often used symbolically as the name sounds the same as ‘harmony, blend in’. There is an ancient legend that some ancient crabs were originally made of jade and has long been used as an aphrodisiac. The crab’s protective shell also means ‘first’ – it is the first heavenly stem and so expresses the wish to come first – particularly in examinations. So two crabs among rushes has the rather complex meaning for first place in the second class of examinations.

Source: Stallard, R. Chinasage: All about China. Retrieved from the Chinasage website.

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