Dish
Dish
1662-1722 (made)
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The decoration consists of a scene from a popular play "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber) and there is an inscription which refers to the heroine's changed intentions following the silence of her lover.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Dish, one of a pair, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a scene from a popular play "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber), China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The decoration consists of a scene from a popular play "Xi Xiang Ji" (The West Chamber) and there is an inscription which refers to the heroine's changed intentions following the silence of her lover. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi'
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| Credit line | Given by Sydney Vacher |
| Object history | One of a pair, see C.586-1925. The scene is from a popular play "Xi Xiang Ji" (Part III, Act II). |
| Production | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | The West Chamber |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.587-1925 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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