Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 841
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PLATES
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £151
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PLATES
KANGXI 1662-1722
23.5cm. (2)
From the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.
Painted to the centre with Zhang Sheng playing the qin on a terrace, with Cui Yingying and her maid Hongniang listening on the other side of the garden, the scene surrounded by floral panels to the rim.