https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/16596/fullSaucer with Kakiemon Decorationca.1735-1740Chantilly Porcelain ManufactoryOverall: 1 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (2.9 × 11.4 cm)Soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsGift from the Collection of Gregory WilliamsG17.2.70Chantilly is one of the many European factories that turned to Japanese porcelain as a source of inspiration. This saucer is decorated in the Kakiemon style and shows the “squirrel and grape” design. According to Chinese and Japanese cultures, images of grapes and squirrel signified a wish for many sons. However, European decorators who did not know the meaning of the motif mistook the squirrel for a rat.18th Century European Porcelain2017 AcquisitionsFrench Porcelain[]European CeramicsFrench Porcelain1827027471FrenchHunting horn in red