Fine Asian Art - 14th November 2023
Lot 183
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ DISH
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £20160
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ DISH
TRANSITIONAL C.1650
Painted with a battle scene between bandits and soldiers amongst wispy clouds and with a fourteen character inscription, a mountainous landscape with pine trees rising in the distance, the rim with a brown line, the base with a six character Jiajing mark, 15.5cm.
Provenance: formally from the collection of Dr Arthur Spriggs (1919-2015), sold by Bonhams London, 7th November 2016, lot 179 and acquired by repute, from Sotheby's, c.1979.
During the tale of The Romance of the Western Chamber, the heroine Cui Yingying, is trapped in her villa by a gang of bandits led by the lascivious Sun the Flying Tiger. Her lover, the young scholar Zhang Sheng, calls upon government forces to repel the rogues.
明末清初 青花西廂記故事紋碟
《大明嘉靖年製》青花楷書款
銘文：馬離普救敲金鐙，人望蒲關唱凱歌。
來源：Arthur Spriggs (1919-2015)舊藏，購於倫敦邦瀚斯2016年11月7日·編號179。（傳）1979年左右購於蘇富比。