Dish with three heroes from Water Margin
Cartouches at these figures’ hips name them as heroes from the classic novel Water Margin (Shuihu Zhuan), which recounts the resistance of a gang of outlaws to the corrupt Song government in the early twelfth century. First published in the mid-sixteenth century, the novel was popular and remained so through the modern period. Figures and scenes from the novel became important sources in the art of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Artwork Details
- 清康熙 景德鎮窯五彩水滸人物圖盤
- Title:Dish with three heroes from Water Margin
- Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722)
- Culture:China
- Medium:Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions:Diam. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
- Classification:Ceramics
- Credit Line:Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
- Object Number:21.175.39
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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1713–22
17th century
ca. 1730–50
early 18th century
18th century
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