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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
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A RARE AND EXTENSIVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ROMANCE Provenance: a European private collection
OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ DINNER-SERVICE
Qianlong, circa 1740 來源：歐洲私人收藏
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).
£30,000 - 50,000
CNY270,000 - 440,000
清乾隆，約十八世紀四十年代 青花西廂記人物故事圖餐具一組
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
140 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
