Chinese Qing Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque Signed Jiang Yongyuan

Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period rectangular form porcelain plaque painted in famille rose enamels and gilt highlights with a crane on a pine branch above thick leafy flowers. A poem at the upper left is dated in Chinese cycle years to winter of 1902 and signed Jiang Yongyuan (active circa 1899-1919) at Zhushan, a district of Jingdezhen. A raised rim frames the composition. 15 1/4" long by 9 1/4" wide by 7/8” deep. There is a fine old brown hairline crack extending down from the top. It is quite stable and appears to have resulted from a production flaw at the rim. There is wear evident to the gilt highlights and overglaze pigments. A few small thin chips are visible on the raised rim. The back has some adhesive adhering where old felt had been attached. From a Tucson, Arizona collection.