A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'XI XIANG JI' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Painted around the exterior with four panels depicting scenes from 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' (xixiang ji), each linked by clouds, the interior with a roundel depicting boys in a garden at the centre below trellis-pattern at the rim
8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam., wood stand
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'XI XIANG JI' BOWL
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
Painted around the exterior with four panels depicting scenes from 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' (xixiang ji), each linked by clouds, the interior with a roundel depicting boys in a garden at the centre below trellis-pattern at the rim
8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam., wood stand