Canton porcelain plate with grape-bunch pattern and emblem

The plate is decorated with a pattern known as tobacco leaf, characterized by leaves with wide veins resembling large tobacco leaves. However, rather than originating directly from tobacco leaves, the pattern may have been simply an artistic creation depicting the large green leaves of various tropical plants in South Asia or the Pacific Ocean. Tobacco leaf patterns vary in composition. The pattern appeared on Canton porcelain relatively late, but by the early 19th century it was frequently used to cover entire objects.