Vintage Blue Willow plate by Johnson Brothers

THE ROMANTIC TALE OF BLUE WILLOW

Long ago, in the days when China was ruled by emperors, a Chinese mandarin, Tso Ling, lived in the magnificent pagoda under the branches of the apple tree on the right of the bridge, over which droops the famous willow tree, and in front of which is seen the graceful lines of the fence. Tso Ling was the father of a beautiful girl, Kwang-se, who was the promised bride of an old but wealthy merchant. The girl, however, fell in love with Chang, her father’s clerk. The lovers eloped across the sea to the cottage on the island. The mandarin pursued and caught the lovers and was about to have them killed when the gods transformed them into a pair of turtle doves.

These are seen gazing into each other’s eyes at the top of the design...

This vintage Blue Willow side plate

Size: 18 cm diameter

by Johnson Bro's England

has a lovely dark blue pattern

with no scratches, cracks or crazing

Plate hanger marks and one minute chip on the back of the plate

not visible on display

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