A bowl and four sorbets with blue-and-white decoration, made in China for Vietnam, 19th century

A bowl and four sorbets with blue-and-white decoration, made in China for Vietnam, 19th century On the small dish and one of the sorbets, the main design depicts a lakeside landscape featuring two scholars seated on a rocky mound, engaged in drinking, with a gnarled pine tree towering above them. On the right, a boat glides along a river while the boatman wields his pole. A poetic inscription accompanies the scene. The inscription can be transcribed as follows: 对坐清谈世事 间看浅水��

Category

Asian art

Location

Paris