Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese blue and white charger Kangxi (1662-1722) painted in underglaze blue with five ladies in a garden with rocks and a pogada, the broad rim with trellis and diaper-pattern with six ogee cartouches containing flowers.
Condition:
Good
Notes:
This scene represents ‘Imperial consort Lady Yang getting drunk. There are examples of this scene on pieces in some museums including the Fitzwilliam Museum The play ‘Polishing the Dust-covered Mirror’ in one scene depicts Lady Yang drowning her disappointment in alcohol when the emperor fails to turn up at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion
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