Colapesce Mante Decorative Plate

This superb decorative plate crafted of gazed red clay pays homage to the natural beauty of sea fauna and belongs to the Colapesce Collection, a series inspird by a Sicilian legend about a half-fish, half-human creature who gave up his life to prevent his native island from sinking. The rich, hand-painted decorations in different shades of blue and yellow picture a sunburst motif of rays ("mante" in Italian) standing out from the background.