50.
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 .