Aladin rides to the Sultan's palace is number 9 in a series of 12 Aladin plates produced by Rosenthal, designed by Bjorn Wiinblad. In his 12 Aladin plates, Bjorn Wiinblad virtuously depicts the tale of Aladin from the well known fairy tale The Thousand and One Nights. In this fairy tale Aladin achieves the greatest treasures and overcomes the gravest dangers, and Bjorn Wiinblad has, in his usual optimistic style, chosen the most important scenes from Aladin's life. The brilliant and intense colours with gold ornamentations stresses the splendor of this oriental fairy tale. This is the ninth of the twelve Aladin plates, titled Aladin rides to the Sultan's Palace. The technique used for the plates is overglazed. Aladin from The Thousand and One Nights The Genie of the Lamp conjures for Aladin the most beautiful clothes, a magnificent Arabian stallion, a retinue of servants in splendid attire and ten sacks each con- taining a thousand pieces of gold. Aladin can now ride to the Sultan's palace as a rich man.