A large Chinese famille verte 'fish' plateQing dynasty, Kangxi mark and of the periodThe rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a everted rim, painted to the interior with five types of fish in various enamels including mackerel, carp, catfish, culter, and siniperca, the six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double-circle to the base, 34.5cm diameter, with a wood stand.清康熙 五彩繪五魚大盤，青花楷書「大清康熙年製」款cf. The fish motif is filled with auspicious symbolism as the pronunciation for fish (yu) is homophonous with surplus (yu) , this design expresses a good wishes: may every year ends with ample surplus. The name of some of the fishes, especially mackerel (qing), carp (lian), meaning incorruptness (qinglian), which refers to good conduct, integrity, honesty and selflessness.