Period:Unknown Production date:1723-1735
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:garden
Dimensions:Diameter: 55 centimetres Height: 8 centimetres
Description:
Large famille rose porcelain dish showing a garden with lovers separated by a garden wall.
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Comments:Decorated with a Scene from Act III of 西厢记 (Xixiang Ji ‘The Romance of the Western Chamber’) showing the young scholar Zhang Sheng, climbing over a wall to meet his lover Cui Yingying. The Xixiangji has been described as China’s most popular traditional romantic comedy. Cui Yingying is the daughter of the chief minister of the Tang court and she falls in love with Zhang Sheng, a young scholar but he must prove himself worthy of her by making his name in the civil service examinations before he can marry her.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:garden
Dimensions:Diameter: 55 centimetres Height: 8 centimetres
Description:
Large famille rose porcelain dish showing a garden with lovers separated by a garden wall.
IMG
Comments:Decorated with a Scene from Act III of 西厢记 (Xixiang Ji ‘The Romance of the Western Chamber’) showing the young scholar Zhang Sheng, climbing over a wall to meet his lover Cui Yingying. The Xixiangji has been described as China’s most popular traditional romantic comedy. Cui Yingying is the daughter of the chief minister of the Tang court and she falls in love with Zhang Sheng, a young scholar but he must prove himself worthy of her by making his name in the civil service examinations before he can marry her.
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