Fanned Foral - Blue Onion

Name: Blue Onion
 
Type: Shallow Bowl
 
Year: circa 1960s–1980s
 
Set: No
 
Mark: Blue Onion - Unknown – marked only “Blue Onion” with crossed arrows (unattributed modern factory)
 
History: This plate is decorated in a stylized Blue Onion pattern, originally developed by Meissen in the 18th century and widely imitated throughout Europe and Asia. The version here, noted by the crossed arrows and the handwritten-style “Blue Onion” mark, suggests a later 20th-century piece—most likely from Japan or an Eastern European factory mimicking the traditional design for the export market. The floral motif, featuring radiating petals and scrolling vines, is loosely based on pomegranate and chrysanthemum imagery.
 
 
The plate is made of transfer-printed porcelain or earthenware, a technique that became widespread in mass production. The visible chips along the rim lower its collectible value. This particular mark—with crude crossed arrows—is not tied to Meissen but rather to a generic or decorative line, potentially sold in department stores or as part of a dinnerware set in the mid-century period.
 
 
While visually appealing and styled after a historically valuable pattern, this is a decorative or utilitarian reproduction piece rather than a high-value collectible.
 
Flaws: None