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PLATE .          27  cm.

Decoration only  in  " iron-red & gilt" , called " sang de boeuf & or " .  Very finely modelled , in the center illustrating a  very famous and wellknown   mythological scene taken from  " The Romance of the Western Chamber " :  a boat party on the Yangzi River ; it took place at the Red Cliff : we see Su Dongpo ( 1036 -1101) on his sampan, with some guests, during a tea-ceremony ; he was a government official and one of the most noted poets  in the Song period : it took place on the 16th day of the 7th month of the year   jen-hsu  ( 1082 ) . The large rim with a continuous row of flower -shaped reserves, in relief .

Period :          KANGXI  :      1662 - 1723 .

Refer. :           " Chine de Commande " ,  L. Scheurleer ( 1966) ,n° 310.

Perfect condition .