Dish
Dish
1662-1722 (made)
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Border of various diaper with six reserved panels, containing pairs of fishes and prawns. In the middle, a figure with musicians and other attendants before a shrine. The scene is from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji). Abbot Faben conducts the night service; Zhang Sheng and Qintong in the foreground, Yingying and Hongniang partially concealed. (Part I, Act IV).
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Dish (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette, with a scene is from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji), China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
Physical description | Dish of porcelain. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Border of various diaper with six reserved panels, containing pairs of fishes and prawns. In the middle, a figure with musicians and other attendants before a shrine. The scene is from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji). Abbot Faben conducts the night service; Zhang Sheng and Qintong in the foreground, Yingying and Hongniang partially concealed. (Part I, Act IV). |
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Marks and inscriptions | A seal character, in a double circle, in underglaze blue |
Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. The scene is from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji). Abbot Faben conducts the night service; Zhang Sheng and Qintong in the foreground, Yingying and Hongniang partially concealed. (Part I, Act IV). |
Production | Register |
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Literary reference | The West Chamber |
Other number | Loan No. 2406 |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.1177-1910 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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