Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a scene with five figures and a horse in a landscape. On the rim, five panels containing sprays of plum blossom reserved on a ground of trellis diaper pattern. Underneath, four of the Eight Precious Things.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Made in the Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty
Dimensions
Diameter: 27 cm
Object history note
The scene is from the drama "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber): Zhang Sheng and Yingying part. (Part IV, Act III).
Descriptive line
Plate, porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a scene from the drama "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber); China, Qing dynasty, mark and reign of Kangxi peirod (1662-1722)
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Kerr, Rose Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, V&A, 1998, No. 37.
Materials
Porcelain; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Emblems (symbols); 紅娘; Diaper-work; Figures; Prunus blossoms; 張君瑞; 秋暮離懷; 崔鶯鶯
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection