A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE...
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 歐洲私人收藏藏品
A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS' DISHES
Kangxi
Each elaborately decorated with the bearded Dong Zhuo on Fengyi pavilion terrace gesturing towards the soldier Lü Bu, with a spear and feathery headdress, together with the elegant lady Diaochan, all within a garden setting with gnarled rocks and trees, within a border of peony, prunus and chrysanthemum sprays on the everted rim. 38cm (15in) diam. (2).
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
清康熙 青花鳳儀亭人物故事紋盤一對
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 7 December 1999, lot 84.
An important European private collection
來源：倫敦蘇富比，1999年12月7日，拍品編號84
歐洲重要私人收藏
The story on the present lot is taken from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San guo yanyi). The lady Diaochan was one of the four beauties of ancient China and was involved in a plot to bring down the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo by driving him apart from his foster son, the warrior Lü Bu. Diaochan used her beauty to incite jealousy between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu.
When Dong Zhuo was away for the day, Lü Bu clandestinely entered Dong Zhuo's bedroom, hoping to catch a glimpse of Diaochan. Upon discovering Lü Bu's presence, Diaochan feigns distress and, in a dramatic gesture, pretends to contemplate suicide by throwing herself into a nearby pond. She claims shame, alleging violation by Dong Zhuo, leaving Lü Bu devastated. In a fervent promise, Lü Bu vows to shield her from further suffering inflicted by Dong Zhuo. However, their emotional moment is interrupted as Dong Zhuo returns, catching sight of them embracing. In a swift escape, Lü Bu flees, prompting Dong Zhuo to pursue him, launching a spear in his direction but narrowly missing his target. Eventually, Lü Bu kills his foster father.
See a similar blue and white dish, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 27 February 2013, lot 68.
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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION 歐洲私人收藏藏品
A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS' DISHES
Kangxi
Each elaborately decorated with the bearded Dong Zhuo on Fengyi pavilion terrace gesturing towards the soldier Lü Bu, with a spear and feathery headdress, together with the elegant lady Diaochan, all within a garden setting with gnarled rocks and trees, within a border of peony, prunus and chrysanthemum sprays on the everted rim. 38cm (15in) diam. (2).
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
清康熙 青花鳳儀亭人物故事紋盤一對
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 7 December 1999, lot 84.
An important European private collection
來源：倫敦蘇富比，1999年12月7日，拍品編號84
歐洲重要私人收藏
The story on the present lot is taken from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San guo yanyi). The lady Diaochan was one of the four beauties of ancient China and was involved in a plot to bring down the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo by driving him apart from his foster son, the warrior Lü Bu. Diaochan used her beauty to incite jealousy between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu.
When Dong Zhuo was away for the day, Lü Bu clandestinely entered Dong Zhuo's bedroom, hoping to catch a glimpse of Diaochan. Upon discovering Lü Bu's presence, Diaochan feigns distress and, in a dramatic gesture, pretends to contemplate suicide by throwing herself into a nearby pond. She claims shame, alleging violation by Dong Zhuo, leaving Lü Bu devastated. In a fervent promise, Lü Bu vows to shield her from further suffering inflicted by Dong Zhuo. However, their emotional moment is interrupted as Dong Zhuo returns, catching sight of them embracing. In a swift escape, Lü Bu flees, prompting Dong Zhuo to pursue him, launching a spear in his direction but narrowly missing his target. Eventually, Lü Bu kills his foster father.
See a similar blue and white dish, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 27 February 2013, lot 68.
