Yongzhen Period Dish – “Romance of the Western Chamber”

Underglaze blue Chinese porcelain dish, c. 1725.
 
Dimensions: Approximately 8½” diameter.
 
Decoration: 
The border is decorated with a band of continuous flower blossoms.
 
The cavetto is decorated with a diaper pattern and four cartouches containing auspicious objects.
 
The center is decorated with a scene from the “Romance of the Western Chamber” (“Xixiang Ji”), which tells the story of a secret love affair between Zhang Sheng, a young scholar, and Cui Yingying, the daughter of a chief minister of the Tang court. 
 
In this scene two women talk in the shade of tree as a man plays an instrument on a table in a pavilion. A child or servant is seated on the floor beneath the table. 
 
The reverse is decorated with three blue bands and four images of the sacred fungus.
 
Condition: Minor roughness to the edge, minor glaze flaws; otherwise in excellent condition consistent with age and usage. Please examine the photos; they are part of the description.
 
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