Lot 134 , A near pair of Chinese famille rose plates, early Qianlong period, 23.3 and 22.7cm diameter

A near pair of Chinese famille rose plates, early Qianlong period,
each depicting Zhang Sheng climbing over a garden wall having thrown his boots to the ground by the figure of his lover Cui Yingying, taken from a scene in the ‘Xixiang Jì’ (Romance of the Western Chamber),
23.3 and 22.7cm diameter
£200-300

Condition:
Occasional minor wear to the enamels in the well of the plate. The slightly larger plate has a few tiny splinter chips to the underside of the rim. Otherwise in good condition with no restoration or cracks detected.

Sold for £1,400