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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Plate with 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber)
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid

Plate with 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber)

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Datec.1680-1700
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.67): 4.2 x 27.3 cm (1 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark in double circle, 'Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi' (Made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain plate, blue and white with everted rim. The interior is painted with a scene from 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber) and three figures. The rim has wave and prunus band, and the reverse has four mountainous landscapes.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.67
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
Not on view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Early 18th century
Object number: G01.2.88
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19th century
Object number: G11.2.1
Tea caddy
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.608.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1700
Object number: G01.2.68