plate project

The pattern on the Blue Willow plates looks Chinese, but was first made in England.   Many English designers copied Chinese plate designs.

The Blue Willow plate design is one of the best known designs in the world.   Notice how the design is blue, it makes the plate stand out and makes it look beautiful.

The plate tells a story.  The story is about a rich man names Tso Ling.  He lived in the house on the plate.  He had a beautiful daughter named Kwang-se.   She was the promised bride of an old wealthy man.  She fell in love with Chang, her father's clerk.  Chang and Kwang-se eloped and Kwang-se's father was going to have them killed.  The gods turned them into turtle doves before Kwang-se's father could have them killed.  The two turtle doves are on the top of the plate.

The Story of Blue Willow China