Plate
Plate
1662-1722 (made)
1662-1722 (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Title | Plate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | 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) |
| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
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| 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 "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber): Zhang Sheng and Yingying part. (Part IV, Act III). |
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| Literary reference | Xi Xiang Ji (The West Chamber) |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, V&A, 1998, No. 37.
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| Other number | Loan no. 504 |
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| Accession number | C.735-1910 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2008 |
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