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Six Chinese porcelain plates decorated in underglaze blue, centrally depicting scenes with figures, the rims with four cartouches each enclosing a figure seated or lying down, the cartouches separated by various geometric pattens, the reverse of the rims with four auspicious symbols, the base with Kangxi six character mark and of the period. The scenes are most likely from 'The romance of the western chamber'. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) -D. 21 cm, some rim chips, one plate with a hairline crack-