Plate depicting two gentlemen waiting for boat by the water

While these two dishes (B60M430 and B60M434) are part of a set of six, each tells a unique story. One plate (B60M434) depicts two scholars on a riverbank waiting for a ferry, as if on their way to visit friends for an elegant gathering, a popular subject in the art of the educated elite. During any given imperial era, some people escaped from bureaucratic society for a peaceful life in the mountains. On the other plate (B60M430), the scene shows a court lady, accompanied by a servant carrying a wrapped zither, standing in a rock-and-bamboo courtyard. She is awaiting a music performance under the full moon. The meticulously rendered brocade design along the border is noteworthy on both plates.