Polychrome Plate with Figure Designs

The plate is entirely glazed in white. The interior is decorated with a banana plant, rocks, chrysanthemums, a scholar, and his young student. The scholar sits beside the rock while giving a lesson to the boy. The exquisite brushwork imbues the piece with elegance. Because the seal on the foot includes “Great Ming”, a designation that was not used in seals for Ming dynasty ceramics, it is clear that this plate is an imitation.