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拍品專文
The scene illustrated on the present vase is taken from the Western Zhou dynasty legend of King Wen. Among the sages he sought to help him rule his kingdom was Jiang Taigong, who had left the service of the Shang King because of the latter's debauchery and corruption. King Wen found Jiangtaigong fishing by the Wei River and persuaded him to come back with him and appointed him Prime Minister. This story was later adapted and incorporated into the Ming dynasty novel Fengshen yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods).