1061 A blue-and-white export dish with a scholar, a boy holding lingzhi, and butterflies

Item No.: 1061

Name: A blue-and-white export dish with a scholar, a boy holding lingzhi, and butterflies
Period: Late Qing dynasty to the Republic period, from the Guangxu reign onward
Rim diameter: 31.1 cm

A scholar reclines drunkenly beneath a pine tree. A boy holds a basket in his right hand and an auspicious lingzhi fungus in his left, expressing the wish that everything may turn out as desired. The fresh composition and varied shades of blue are praised in the Chinese commentary as an accomplished example of late Qing blue-and-white painting.