Chinese antique porcelain plaque, Wu Shuang Pu #2115

Chinese antique porcelain plaque, Wu Shuang Pu  #2115

A beautiful antique porcelain plaque with decoration from the Table of Peerless Heroes - Wu Shuang Pu 无双谱 

19th century, likely Daoguang period.

The figures are from a book of woodcut prints (Wu Shuang Pu) originally published in the late 17th century (33rd year of Kangxi reign, 1694, by a painter known as Jin Guliang. This book that has been reprinted at numerous occasions consist of of wood block prints, is called Wu (No) Shuang (Peerless, parallel, rivaled) Pu (book, score) contains the painter's imagined portraits of 40 heroes and heroines from the Han to Song dynasties. In his forewords to the volume, Jin stated that these exemplary characters were no longer seen, therefore, no parallel, wushuang.

Condition:

Checked with UV light, perfect condition.  General wear, scratches and manufacturing flaws.

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Measurements: 

Long: ca 8,9 cm 

Wide: ca 5,9 cm