The story of willow pattern plate book

Women of wonder, the third cd in the audiobook series, is now available. The willow pattern is a distinctive and elaborate chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic. Uses a willow pattern plate to inspire oral storytelling. The history of chinas willow pattern by design abc. Oh weeping willow with drooping head and branches hanging low the lush green leaves all wet with dew. The term willow is applied in a general way to many of the copiesof the blueandwhite porcelain imported into england from china during the lasthalf of the eighteenth century, since the improvement of british potterythe trade with china naturally ceased. I wonder how many children, today, are familiar with the willow plate pattern that most adults know so well. Arts, visual and performing education childrens art curricula plates tableware decoration and finishing. He had a fair sweet daughter mai with black hair like silk and almond eyes, as sweet as honey. Told with restraint and ease, this book is about a romantic legend that haunts the ubiquitous pottery design. Thomas turner, who went from worcester in 1772 to caughley in shropshire, brought his factory into prominence. Written by a librarian who worked with migrant children in fresno, california, this story of a. The legend of the willow pattern was invented by the english over 200 years ago to promote pottery sales of a china willow pattern based on an older china pattern.

The willow pattern is a oneact comic opera with a libretto by basil hood and music by cecil. The plate recalled days when her family owned their own home and farm, and when her own mother was alive. The legend was created to promote the sales of mintons original china pattern. We call it the willow pattern, symbolic of koongse and changs devotion and of the wonders of undying love. Aug 7, 20 the willow pattern book on youtube tells story that is illustrated on the blue willow plate. Pdf the willow pattern story download full pdf book.

Now i must seek a plate to go with the book hopefully form a charity shop. This beautifully illustrated printout tells the story of and the story behind the willow pattern plate, stoke on trents finest chinese fable. The authors childhood fascination with the classic blue and white willow pattern on a jug owned by his parents inspired this absorbing and distinctive story told within the willow pattern itself. Knoonse the daughter of a powerful mandarin of the chinese empire falls in love with chang, a secretary to her father. Ncsscbc notable childrens trade book in the field of social studies. Artists for kids art for kids blue willow china 6th grade art willow pattern plate art ancient china elementary art teaching art. The willow pattern is a style of design that is mostly found on china porcelain and comes from east asia. Once there was a wealthy mandarin, who had a beautiful daughter. A beautiful princess an evil suitor, and the hapless palace guard all feature in this charming retelling of the classic story, depicted on willow. It tells the story of an old chinese mandarin who kept his beautiful daughter koong shee locked up in the pagoda garden as he had promised her hand in. Follow the instructions on the ceramic paint to protect your design. Janey loves her blue willow plate because it is the only beautiful thing she owns actually the only object she owns at all but also because it represents home and permanence.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This is the story of the willow pattern plate, so please be very carefulthough its only one and eight and remember that you have in hand a very precious freight when you carry from the kitchen a willow pattern plate. Any child who has ever imagined a journey into a two dimens. In china in a distant part of the country its name long forgotten, lay a small town with a king who ruled selfishly for years on end. Retells the story of the chinese folktale which inspired the design of the willow pattern plate. The willow pattern story is a fantasy fiction book. Covers the comprehension and sequencing of a traditional chinese story.

One particularly striking spread portrays the lovers imprisoned by koong shees father by being pushed off the center of the pageplate into the bordering maze. Jenifer tippins author i had a lovely week in sydney, speaking to children at our local school, artarmon, about my book, the story of the willow pattern plate. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. About this book in blue willow, doris gates author chronicles the harsh life experienced by migrant workers in californias central valley. This book records its history since then, and includes a tragic little story which the design is alleged to depict, reprinted from the family friend, an old victorian magazine of 1849see rear cover and cf. The design is usually painted in blue but there are examples where it has been done in green. Jacket is price clipped, has dust spotting and foxing. This animation tells the story behind the famous willow pattern design. The willow pattern is a byproduct of this, designed in 1780 by minton and intended to add a touch of oriental magic to cheaper earthenware and thereby make it more widely available. Give each child a copy of the blue willow plate pattern so they can study the visual designs representing the love story.

Here in adaptation from the chinese, is the legend of the mandarins daughter who loved the lowly clerk, and of how the story is perpetuated in the famous pattern. Also, in the first chapter, titled the shack, janey larkin tells the story of the blue willow legend, and the students can follow along by looking at the design. He raised taxes at high prices and if a family was too poor, he would charge double. Willowpattern ware, originated in staffordshire, england, c. Janey had to move a lot and she had a plate that reminded her about her greatgreat grand father.

Have kids illustrate their favorite part of the story on a. A to z featuring the blue willow pattern part 1 helsa morgan books, hamilton. Great characters and descriptions of agricultural life in 1930s a touching story set in 1930s california about the young daughter of a migrant farm worker. The willow pattern book on youtube tells story that is illustrated on. After they flee, the young couple are transformed into two beautiful white doves. It portrays the garden of a rich mandarin whose young daughter elopes with his secretary. For the detective novel by robert van gulik, see the willow pattern book. The story is based on the japanese fairy tale the green willow and other ancient fairy tales originating in china about the constellations that tell the story of two lovers separated and envied by gods for their love. Blue willow is a realistic childrens fiction book by doris gates, published in 1940. The willow pattern story a northsouth paperback allan drummond, alan drummond. The story of the willow pattern 1914 plot summary imdb. The first known publication of the willow pattern story was in a british family magazine, the family friend, in. Janeys treasured blue willow plate is her means of hanging onto the past with hope for the future. As the family moves from place to place to earn a less than meager living, janey and her family experience hardships that are common.

Everyone knows the famous blue and white willow china pattern the picture of three chinese houses on a river three figures crossing a bridge a weeping willow tree and two doves at the top of the design. China in china in a distant part of the country its name long forgotten, lay a small town with a king who ruled selfishly for years on end. Called the juvenile grapes of wrath, it was named a newbery honor book in 1941. The story appeared in good housekeeping and might have a plus sale interest for antiquarians. The design tells a story about the love two people shared and how they fled from the womans father as he didnt approve of their relationship. The willow pattern was introduced into this country about 1780. I have the book the willow pattern story on my desk at school and a new package of heavy white paper plates in my closet, and am just trying to get my kids finished up on a couple of things so we can do this lesson.

By elopement from the castle you observe upon the ridge, where the. The williow pattern plate poem by james mcilhatton. In order to promote sales of mintons willow pattern, various stories were. The willow pattern story appears in various versions, and probably originated in the early nineteenth century as folk stories to fit the various motifs depicted on the plate. My grade 5 students first read the willow pattern story, viewed pieces of willow pattern china and then chose their own part of the story to illustrate. Whilst we sit around the table, please allow me to relate, the entrancing ancient fable of the willow pattern plate. Every time you look at the blue willow pattern, you will see the young lovers flying high above the willow tree where they first pledged their love. The story runs as follows with the frequent references to the figures in the plate design omitted.

Readers are thrust into the blueandwhite realm of lovers koong shee and chang, respectively, a wealthy mandarins daughter and a poor servant. This is the story behind the plate, a romantic legend of a beautiful madardins daughter who fell in love with a poor young poet. I keep saying it we art teachers have parallel brains. Not so many of us are familiar with the beautiful old legend which explains the various figures in the pattern. You are now ready to eat your chinese snack from your blue willow design plate. Chinese opera the willow pattern story provides a useful framework for children to find out about chinese opera. Otherwise the differences are slight and mainly in the treatment or the fretted border, either a lattice work or conventional butterfly being used, and details of the fence in the foreground differing. Chang, a man, elopes with lichi, an only daughter, and leaves her on. This book records its history since then, and includes a tragic little story which the design is alleged to depict, reprinted from the family friend, an old victorian magazine of 1849. Thomas minton, then an apprentice potter, developed and engraved the design, presumably after an old chinese legend. Their designs were transferred to paper plates and painted using fine brushes. The willow pattern story by allan drummond goodreads. A plate of willow ware, the familiar household pattern, is the subject of one of the intalgiogravure pictures illustrating china and pottery of our forefathers.

Janey larkin, the young daughter of migrant workers, wishes only for a home, friends and the opportunity to go to school. Every picture tells a story, like the willow pattern plate, where two lovers dwelt in glory, and defied paternal hate. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The willow pattern also has a story attached although whether this story has its roots in chinese legend or was created to help sell the pottery no one is sure. A beautiful princess an evil suitor, and the hapless palace guard all feature in this charming retelling of the classic story, depicted on willow pattern china across the world. Blue willow tells a charming chinese tale of an angry father pursuing his daughter who is eloping with a commoner. The text provides a humorous version of the willow plate story. Though the main character is a 10 year old girl, the realistic portrayal of the deprivation and pain experienced by the working poor during the dust bowlgreat depression draws the reader whether boy or girl into the story. A silent film of the legend was made in 1914, called story of the willow pattern. Includes brief notes on how willow pattern china is produced. Remember hearing this story once and very interested in the story behind the willow pattern as love to know the meaning behind things like this.

The lovers can only meet once a year when the stars align. Pages 67 contain music for piano solo, presumably as a dance or mime. I think that the book is trying to tell you about hard work. Blue willow is a bittersweet story that is an invaluable read for young people. About 120 year 5 children sat enraptured with the story, and very excitedly accepted a copy of the book with their activity sheets. The tale of the two doves differentiated reading comprehension activity.

Cover includes abstract pattern design printed in faint ink over which is printed lettering in green. The story on the willow plate hardcover january 1, 1940 by leslie thomas author, illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Our online story version draws on several of these. The williow pattern plate poem by james mcilhatton poem. The willow pattern story willow pattern, pattern art. This essay presents a chapter of the cultural biography3 of the willow pattern legend in the nineteenth century, and i am taking the 1849 article in the family friend, the story of the common willowpattern plate, as my point of entry into the life of the legend. We have all seen the quaint, blue plates of nankin ware, with their queer, formal decoration, known as the willow pattern. The willow pattern story reading teaching resources. The story of the willow plate by leslie thomas kirkus.