Title: The legend of the willow plate
Description: The design of a long popular dinnerware pattern was derived from this old folk tale of two ill-fated Chinese lovers, a poor peasant poet and the daughter of a wealthy mandarin, who fled from the wrath of an angry father and were pitied by the goddess of mercy.
Subjects: Folklore, Mercy, Love, Escapes, Juvenile fiction, Obedience, Social classes, Fathers and daughters, Chinese Gods, Revenge, Harbors, Willowware