Plates, plates on the wall

On this wall are big plates and small plates. Plates have become an item in the Chinese history eversince the Stone Age. Plates are attracted people worldwide so much so that the Chinese carried loads and loads of plates with majestic design to the west. 

In the course of shipping plates to the west, Admiral Zheng He had shared such exclisive plates when he reached Melaka. These plates have been taken up by many old folks and were inherited by the younger generations. Some of the plates were traded for gems, spices, and even spectacles, pens, watches from the west.

If you've got a chance to visit Melaka, see some of these plates for yourself at the replica of the wrecked Flor de Mars and Jonker Walk. 

Plates not only have becomes an art of the Chinese homes and more particulary in the baba-nyonya homes but also haves becomes a masterpiece fetching high prices for collectors.

Visit Melaka. Visit Malaysia 2014.