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.
