Dimensions; 2-1/8" H x 11-3/8" Diam. Rare, Yongle hand painting in a blue and white color porcelain plate. Finely potted in a globular shaped vessel, broad wide cavetto elevated the rounded sides, raised upon a wide concaved foot base. Fine blue rings lines on the upper mouth rim, on the neck and on the foot base rim. The exterior masterfully covered in clean white under glazed, decorated with ripe pomegranates abundant interspersed with fresh foliage. Pomegranate is known as the fruit of happiness for its red color and is a symbol of plentiful offspring for its many seeds. The Daoist attribute to it the same power as the peach of immortality. The foot rim reveals the cut edges during the making process, and the base left unglazed with grayish creme-brown ground and dark spots of firing marks. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.