€15,000
A pair of Chinese blue and white square 'narrative subject' vases and covers, Kangxi
H.: 31 cm
Ref.:
- Christie's, London, May 17, 2013, lot 1359, for a single example. (sold GBP 17.500) (link)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has one example, depicting scenes from a popular drama: Autumn in the Han Palace, which is a fictional rendition of the historical story of Wang Zhaojun, a concubine of the Han Emperor Yuan. Written by Ma Zhiyuan, a celebrated playwright during the Yuan dynasty, the drama enjoyed high popularity in the late Ming to early Qing periods. A wide selection of its scripts with illustrations were published. (link)
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number C.814andA-1910A. (link)
- The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number AK-NM-6698-A. (link)
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