A rare and extensive blue and white 'Romance of the Western Chamber' dinner-service
The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
A rare and extensive blue and white 'Romance of the Western Chamber' dinner-service
Qianlong, circa 1740
Each piece vividly painted with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting scholar Zhang playing the guqin while Yingying and Hongniang listen, comprising: two tureens, covers and stands; two tureen stands; two butter dishes, covers and stands; two sauce boats, covers and leaf-shaped stands; nine small circular dishes; five small foliate-rim dishes; one hot plate; six meat platters; five large circular dishes; nine circular plates; eleven foliate rim dishes; two very large foliate rime plates; seven large foliate rim plates; fifty one foliate rim plates. The largest stand, 44cm (14 1/3in) wide. (124).
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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
A rare and extensive blue and white 'Romance of the Western Chamber' dinner-service
Qianlong, circa 1740
Each piece vividly painted with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting scholar Zhang playing the guqin while Yingying and Hongniang listen, comprising: two tureens, covers and stands; two tureen stands; two butter dishes, covers and stands; two sauce boats, covers and leaf-shaped stands; nine small circular dishes; five small foliate-rim dishes; one hot plate; six meat platters; five large circular dishes; nine circular plates; eleven foliate rim dishes; two very large foliate rime plates; seven large foliate rim plates; fifty one foliate rim plates. The largest stand, 44cm (14 1/3in) wide. (124).
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