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A RARE PAINTED ENAMEL ‘ROMANCE OF THE
WESTERN CHAMBER’ SAUCER-DISH
18th century
Finely painted with a court scene scene depicting
Yingying and her mother attending a Buddhist service
at a temple bewside the scholar Zhang Sheng, the
exterior with a border of fruit and flowers on a white
ground.15.8cm (6 1/4in) diam.
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,200 - 11,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十八世紀 銅胎畫琺瑯「西廂記」故事圖盤

The present dish depicts scenes from the popular
13th century drama Xixiang Ji (西廂記), or ‘The
Romance of the Western Chamber’. The play narrates
a secret love affair between the young scholar Zhang
Sheng, and Cui Yingying, daughter of a chief minister.

Although scholar Zhang and Cui Yingying fell in
love with each other at a Buddhist monastery,
Cui Yingying’s mother disapproved of the match
because of Zhang’s low status. Yingying’s maid
Hongniang, however, took pity on them and arranged 663
to bring them together in a secret union. When
Yingying’s mother discovered what had happened,
she reluctantly agreed to a formal marriage on the
condition that Zhang must pass the Civil Service
examination. To the joy of the young lovers, Zhang
Sheng passes, is appointed to high office, and the
two are finally married.

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A PAIR OF PAINTED ENAMEL ‘LANDSCAPE’
SAUCER-DISHES
18th century
Similarly decorated with retreats nestling amongst
craggy rocks, pine and blossoming trees in
mountainous river landscapes within blue-enamel
chilong borders, the exteriors with bamboo and
rockwork, the bases with three-line inscriptions,
signature and seal. 15.8cm (6.1/4in) diam. (2).
£800 - 1,200 664
CNY7,200 - 11,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

十八世紀 銅胎畫琺瑯亭台山水圖碟一對

Provenance: Charlotte Horstmann Ltd. (label)

來源：古董商Charlotte Horstmann Ltd.（標籤）

One plate is inscribed underneath with the first line
of a poem by Li Bai (701-762), which reads:

青山橫北郭，白水繞東城。

This may be translated as:

‘The verdant mountains to the north of the walls, the
white waters flowing down east of the city.’

See a similar pair of painted enamel dishes with 665
mountain landscapes, Qianlong, illustrated by
J.A.Lloyd Hyde, Chinese Painted Enamels from
Private and Museum Collections, New York, 1969,
no.32.

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