Lot 165

BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PLATE
CHENGHUA MARK BUT QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
£945
Description
清康熙 成化款 青花西廂記圖盤
the interior delicately painted with Cui Yingying accompanied by her attendant, both standing in a garden looking into a pavilion where Zhang Sheng playing qin musical instrument, the scene set in a night view with crescent moon and stars in the sky, the cavetto painted with various fruits on branches, the exterior adorned with small boats sailing between mountains, the base inscribed with a six-character apocryphal Chenghu mark in double-circle
Dimensions
26.5cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private London collection



