A blue and white 'Romance of the Western Chamber' basin
KangxiDepicting Zhang departing to take his exams, bidding his farewell to Yingying and her servant Hongniang, his servant prepares his chair and luggage, the cavetto with panels of lotus blooms on a hatch pattern ground, the rim with demi-flowerheads, bamboo and foliage.42.5cm (16.3/4in) diam.