A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ZHANG SHENG’ DISH. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and of the period. The central roundel depicting a scene from Dream of the Red Chamber where the scholar seated on a chair before a monk holding a fly whisk is about to request to live in the temple, a large screen decorated with mountains in the background, the wide rim decorated with various diaper pattern separated with four panels each painted with a scholar in a state of relaxation, six character Kangxi mark to the base, 20.7cm diameter. Provenance: Geoffrey Waters [label]. £800 – 1,200 清康熙 青花繪西廂記人物故事圖紋折沿碟，青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款 來源：杰弗裡·沃特斯（Geoffrey Waters）[標籤]。 The scene depicting Zhang sheng in conversation with a monk, conveying his wish to live in the monastery.