A CHINESE EXPORT HEXAGONAL 'MANDARIN' PORCELAIN PLATE China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century Adorned with lovely scenes such as a father with his boy and a mother with her boy as well as a cowherd riding a water buffalo. D: 22,2 cm Note: 2021 is the year of the ox or the water buffalo. A boy riding an ox represents the early humble beginnings of Emperor Tai Zu of the Ming Dynasty. The cowherd is also the lover of the Weaver Girl whom he can met only once a year thanks to a bridge of magpies crossing the celestial river. 中国出口六边形“中文字样”瓷盘 中国，清朝，18世纪