Measurements: Width: 47cm, Height: 9cm Chinese Ming Dynasty Jiajing Wucai Carp Porcelain Large Plate. The plate has a broad wide central interior, rounded mouth lip, thick and large, raised on correspondence footed ring base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in white and Wucai opaque design color, depicted of many carp swims through water plants and sea grass. The Carp Similar sounding to the word Business in Chinese, the carp symbolizes a wish for benefit or advantage in business, and accepted to represent longevity, wealth, abundance, and perseverance. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale - creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge - cut foot rim. Made in The Years Jiajing Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.