描述 | Description：

An exceptionally rare Taiwanese folk porcelain plate, hand-painted with a pair of 喜鵲 (magpies) perched among stylized flowering branches — a traditional symbol of “double happiness” (喜上眉梢). The confident brushwork and refined enamel tones of black, ochre, and rust-brown reflect the high-level craftsmanship of Taiwan’s regional kilns in the 1940s.

This exact design appears in Taiwanese folk ceramics catalogs, but surviving examples are exceptionally rare. This plate was discovered in an old Southern Taiwan home, likely untouched for decades and never on the market.

年代 | Period：

Circa 1945, transitional late colonial or immediate postwar Taiwan

Likely fired in the Yingge or Hsinchu kiln region

尺寸 | Dimensions：

Diameter: 25 cm

Height: 3.5 cm

來源 | Provenance：

From an old home in Southern Taiwan. Based on all available market records and museum documentation, fewer than 40 authentic examples of this design are believed to survive.

狀況 | Condition：

No cracks or structural damage

Some firing grit and wear on the footrim

Surface glaze is stable with excellent color retention, better than most known examples

收藏與投資價值 | Collector & Investment Value：

This is a museum-worthy heirloom from Taiwan’s early ceramic tradition — nearly extinct in the wild and essentially unknown outside of specialist circles. Comparable pieces have been published in regional ceramics books but are almost never offered for sale.

價格 | Price：

Reference range for similar quality examples: US$3,800 – $6,000, depending on condition and provenance

Includes documentation, provenance certification, and international packing/shipping.

This highly expressive hand-painted blue-and-white plate features a bold stylized shrimp, captured in dynamic brushwork using segmented cobalt lines and dot-painting across the head and body — a signature of northern Taiwan’s early minyao tradition. Likely fired in a Beitou-area kiln circa 1940–1950, the plate combines aesthetic spontaneity with symbolic depth: the shrimp, often associated with resilience and abundance, is rendered here with sharp geometric flair.

This exact style and composition are documented in a published volume on Taiwanese folk ceramics, which notes the shrimp’s 雄傑狀 (heroic posture) and praises its distinctive Beitou kiln character. The plate’s form, glaze tone, and firing characteristics confirm its early handmade production — far removed from later mass-produced wares.

Plates of this type are exceedingly scarce, and this is one of only a few known market examples with both scholarly documentation and exceptional preservation.

Diameter: approx. 22.5 cm

Origin: Beitou kiln area, Northern Taiwan

Date: Circa 1940s

Condition: Very good; minor rim chip and glaze scar, as shown

Provenance: Featured in Taiwanese folk pottery publication (

Reference Price: USD $4,200 / NT$135,000

Item Code: #BTSH01

Status: Rare early-period specimen — serious inquiries only.

Documented Taiwanese Rooster Plate — 1940s Northern Kiln｜圖錄登載 1940年代台灣雄雞紋陶盤

This hand-painted rooster plate is a documented piece of Taiwanese ceramic heritage, featured in a published reference on early postwar folk pottery. Produced circa 1945 in a northern Taiwan kiln (likely Hsinchu or Yingge), it depicts a proud rooster crowing amidst plum blossoms — a powerful folk symbol of protection, prosperity, and household leadership.

Painted in cobalt and iron pigments beneath a celadon-tinted glaze, the brushwork is bold, confident, and deeply expressive. The dish belongs to a rare group of Taiwanese minyao wares from the transitional era following Japanese occupation, when local artisans revived symbolic forms for home and altar use.

This exact design is recorded in Taiwan folk pottery books, though fewer than a handful have surfaced in the market. This example is among the finest known, with crisp glaze, powerful composition, and near-perfect preservation.

Diameter: approx. 24 cm

Origin: Northern Taiwan (Hsinchu or Yingge)

Date: Circa 1945

Condition: Excellent; one minor glaze skip

Provenance: Documented in Taiwanese folk pottery publication

Reference Price: USD $6,800 / NT$210,000

Item Code: #DTS1

Status: Only known market example. Serious inquiries only.