A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' BALUSTER VASE

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' BALUSTER VASE

19TH CENTURY

Each decorated with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting the scholar Zhang, Cui Yingying, her attendant and a monk under a wutong tree in a fenced garden, the shoulder with a pair of mythical beast mask and ring handles, 44cm. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection.

The Romance of the Western Chamber is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. It was written by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu and is set during the Tang dynasty. It tells the story of a young couple consummating their love without parental approval.