Lot 206

WUCAI 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' LIDDED GINGER JAR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction: 16 March 2022 from 10:00 GMT
£350
Description
清 五彩西廂記人物故事圖蓋罐
rising from a short foot to a bulbous body supporting a tapering neck, the body painted with a scene from the Yuan dynasty novel Xixiangji (Romance of the Western Chamber), where the female protagonist Cui Yinyin, accompanied by her servant girl Hong Niang, visited by her lover Zhang Sheng, the domed cover adorned with an immortal riding a mythical beast qilin
Dimensions
20.5cm high
