CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1912)

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VASE QUADRANGULAIRE EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE VERTE
CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1912)
De forme balustre, en porcelaine ajourée, à décor en relief sur chaque face et sur le col des neuf actes de la pièce de théâtre Xi Xiang Ji ou 'Romance du Pavillon de l'Ouest', l'épaulement orné de chauve-souris ; marque à six caractères de l'Empereur Kangxi en bleu sous couverte à la base
Hauteur: 50,2 cm. (19¾ in.)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

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AN OPENWORK FAMILLE VERTE QUADRANGULAR VASE
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)

Lot Essay

The nine scenes illustrate the famous love story called Xi Xiang Ji or Romance of the West Chamber. The story tells the romance between the poor but talented Scholar Zhang Sheng and the beautiful Cui Yingying. They meet in the garden of an isolated monastery where she is staying with her mother, Madame Zheng and her maid Hongniang.
Madame Zheng disaproves their romance but the lovers undertake a secret relationship with the help of Yingying's maid as illustrated on one face (Zhang Sheng secretly climbing the wall of the monastery to meet his beloved). After having discovered their relationship, Yingying's mother manages to send Zhang Sheng away to the capital to seek his fortune. After being successful in his carrier and his return he is at last able to claim Yinying as his bride

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