These vintage hand-painted plates are decorated in the famille verte palette, the "green family" of Chinese porcelain, where rich enamel greens play alongside iron red, yellow, and blue. Each centers on a scene of roosters strutting through a garden of bamboo, rockwork, and flowering branches, framed by a border of colorful panels and gilt-touched fretwork.
Famille verte took shape during the Kangxi reign (1661 to 1722) of the Qing dynasty, when Jingdezhen's kilns perfected the vivid, translucent greens the style is named for.Famille verte ware was made largely during the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty, and it enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 19th century, when it was made for export to the West. The name itself, French for "green family," was coined by the collector Albert Jacquemart in the 1860s. The palette has remained a favorite ever since, and it suits the rooster beautifully.
In Chinese tradition the rooster heralds the dawn, and its name sounds like the word for good fortune, which makes it a cheerful emblem for a new day and a lucky home. The plates also feature a bok choy in its scene, a vegetable whose name is a pun on "a hundred riches."
Choose from three sizes and shapes:
7.5" Round — a rooster among bamboo and blossoming branches, ringed with a border of floral panels and geometric fretwork
6" Round — three roosters gathered in a garden beside a blooming plum branch and bok choy, framed by a red and gold key-fret border
7.5" Square, Cut Corners — an octagonal-style dish with a rooster family among rocks and greenery, finished with a gold-toned trellis border and an orange rim
Lovely as a small plate wall, a grouping on stands, or a catchall for a vanity or entry table.
Tucked inside every order, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
These vintage hand-painted plates are decorated in the famille verte palette, the "green family" of Chinese porcelain, where rich enamel greens play alongside iron red, yellow, and blue. Each centers on a scene of roosters strutting through a garden of bamboo, rockwork, and flowering branches, framed by a border of colorful panels and gilt-touched fretwork.
Famille verte took shape during the Kangxi reign (1661 to 1722) of the Qing dynasty, when Jingdezhen's kilns perfected the vivid, translucent greens the style is named for.Famille verte ware was made largely during the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty, and it enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 19th century, when it was made for export to the West. The name itself, French for "green family," was coined by the collector Albert Jacquemart in the 1860s. The palette has remained a favorite ever since, and it suits the rooster beautifully.
In Chinese tradition the rooster heralds the dawn, and its name sounds like the word for good fortune, which makes it a cheerful emblem for a new day and a lucky home. The plates also feature a bok choy in its scene, a vegetable whose name is a pun on "a hundred riches."
Choose from three sizes and shapes:
7.5" Round — a rooster among bamboo and blossoming branches, ringed with a border of floral panels and geometric fretwork
6" Round — three roosters gathered in a garden beside a blooming plum branch and bok choy, framed by a red and gold key-fret border
7.5" Square, Cut Corners — an octagonal-style dish with a rooster family among rocks and greenery, finished with a gold-toned trellis border and an orange rim
Lovely as a small plate wall, a grouping on stands, or a catchall for a vanity or entry table.
Tucked inside every order, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
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