Reference: 10073
A set of Kangxi (1654-1722) period deep plates with Warriors and decoration on the back of the plates, 17th century, around 1700, Jingdezhen, China.
Blue and white
Dimensions: 23.5 cm diameter.
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Each plate is finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue (qinghua), the central medallion depicting two figures from the Yang Jia Jiang (楊家將) “Generals of the Yang Family” cycle. We can see the celebrated warrior Mu Guiying, mounted on horseback, capturing her future husband, Yang Zongbao, beneath branches of flowering peony.
The lobed rim is richly decorated with six alternating panels, three enclosing scenes of a horseman with a flag-bearing attendant, and three featuring blossoming chrysanthemum and peony emerging from rockwork. The reverse is surrounded by six 'ruyi heads' beneath scrolling borders around the rim.
The Yang Jia Jiang legends recount the bravery and unwavering loyalty of the Yang family, defenders of Imperial China during the Liao (907–1125) and Western Xia (1038–1227) conflicts. Among them, Mu Guiying stands out as a figure of courage and devotion. She is a warrior renowned for her tactical genius and her steadfast service to the empire.
This set, dating to around 1700 in the Kangxi reign, exemplify the narrative richness and technical finesse of Qing blue and white export porcelain.
Provenance:
-Christies 19th May of 2005, 'Live Auction 7005, The Royal & Sunalliance Collection', lot nr. 243.
-Santos London nr. 3685/3686.
-French collection 2025.
Condition: perfect.
Reference:
-H. Li,'Chinese Ceramics', London 2011, p. 288. (similar plate)
-C.J.A. Jörg, 'Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum', Amsterdam 1997, p. 94. (similar plate)
-'A Catalogue of Blue and White Porcelain Forming the Collection of Sir Henry Thompson', London 1878, plate XVI. (similar plate)
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