Bowl with scenes from 'Xixiang ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber)
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Datec.1690-1710
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 9.2 x 20 cm (3 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark in double circle, 'Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi' (Made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain bowl, blue and white with everted rim. The interior central medallion has five boys, and the exterior has four scenes from 'Xixiang Ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber). The rim has diamond diaper bands.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.64
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
c.1685-1685
Object number: G01.2.65
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: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1745
Object number: G83.1.627.1-.11
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725
Object number: G83.1.1209.1-.2
