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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 (G01.2.66): 4 x 26.8 cm (1 9/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark in double circle, 'Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi' (Made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain plate, blue and white with everted rim. The interior central medallion scene is from 'Xi Xiang Ji' (Romance of the Western Chamber). The rim has a diamond diaper band with six peach branch motifs, and the reverse has two landscapes and fisherman.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.66
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
Not on view