A Chinese blue and white dish, Guangxu (1875-1908), painted with a literatus seated below a pine tree, accompanied by attendants making tea or washing the…

A Chinese blue and white dish, Guangxu (1875-1908), painted with a literatus seated below a pine tree, accompanied by attendants making tea or washing the inkstone, inscribed with a Song dynasty poem by Wei Ye, which translates: While the inkstone is rinsed, fish nibble at the drifting ink; while tea is prepared, cranes gracefully keep clear of the rising smoke (14cm diameter) Provenance: The Private Collection of Michael George Kuczynski (1941-2025), Cambridgeshire. Footnote: 清光绪 青花��

Category

Asian art

Location

Stansted Mountfitchet

Dimensions

Ø 14 cm