A rare Chinese famille verte bowl decorated with a scene of the Romance of the Western chamber. Very early Kangxi

The bowl is decorated in the famille verte palette with two ladies in garden (very likely Cui Yingying and her mother) among rocks, peonies and banana trees. The interior of the bowl is painted with three boys playing with an helmet. An encircled Chenghua six-character mark to the base.

COUNTRY : China
PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722), 1660-1680
MATIERIAL : Porcelain
SIZE : 14,5 cm x 7.5 cm
REFERENCE : E571
STATUT : sold
Additonal informations :

There is no underglaze blue on the bowl, which means it is a very early Kangxi period porcelain.