Plate with scenes from 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber)
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1723)
Datec.1685-1685
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 26.7 cm (1 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark in double circle, 'Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi' (Made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain plate, blue and white with flattened everted rim. The interior central medallion scene is from 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber). The rim has four scenes from same story, and the reverse has four Buddhist objects.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.65
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainStatus
On view
c.1690-1710
Object number: G01.2.64
c.1723-1735
Object number: G01.2.92
c.1680-1710
Object number: G01.2.69.1-2
c.1680
Object number: G01.2.63
Artist / Maker: Casa Pirota Workshop
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
