#14899 • Blue and White Porcelain Plate W/Pair of Crabs Among

Part of Royal Family Important Asian Antiques (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $2,500-$1,000,000 Blue and White Porcelain Plate W/Pair of Crabs Among Lotus Flowers Scene & Metal Rim (Has Four Character Mark) - This piece depicts a lovely scene of a pair of crabs among lotus flowers. The crab symbolizes a wish to have many children so that the family can be expanded and prolonged. Selected vessels were finished with rims of silver as early as the Han dynasty to set them apart from the ordinary and to make them suitable for high class clients. This piecs has a metal rim, suggesting that it was made for someone of nobility. Measures: 7.5" diameter x 1.75"H.