Dish with the story of "Hob in the Well"

Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 201

Identified by the Chelsea factory as "Hob in the Well," the theme on this plate is reputed to have come from the hero of the play The Country Wake, written and first produced by Thomas Doggett (1660–1721) in 1696. Although it is not known how the name and composition came to be associated, it is clear that this representation of the scene is based on the Japanese version of the Chinese story of Sima Guang.

Dish with the story of "Hob in the Well", Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744–1784), Soft-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze, British, Chelsea

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