The ceramics produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in the late 15th and early 16th centuries for imperial use continued the shapes and decoration of earlier Ming porcelains. The decoration of fruit and flowers found on this Zhengde-era dish re-creates motifs, compositions, and a color scheme common in the early part of the 15th century. Five floral sprays embellish the interior: a camellia in the center of the dish, and a cherry, pomegranate, peach, and litchi along the interior rim, or cavetto. These are painted inunderglaze blue, while the yellow ground consists of an enamel pigment that was applied over the glaze.

Although it is based on earlier prototypes, the floral decoration on this dish fills a greater amount of space than do similar compositions on early to mid-15th-century dishes. The style of the painting also distinguishes this early 16th-century dish from its 15th-century predecessors. In this piece, the outlines of the flowers and leaves are not as precise, and the different hues of blue are notas skillfully blended. For example, two tones of blue are used to paint the leaves of the camellias in the center of the dish--a darker blue outlines the leaves while a lighter blue colors their forms. This strict demarcation between the tones creates a flat image that does not have the organic sense of movement found on earlier examples.

Written on the base of the dish is a six-character Zhengde reign mark (an inscription identifying the name of the dynasty and the reign name of an emperor).