Plaque depicting a scene from the Legend of the White Snake, anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775

Plaque depicting a scene from the Legend of the White Snake, anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775

formed, l 41cm × w 34.5cm More details

This scene is from the Legend of the White Snake. The thousand-year-old white snake Bai Suzhen transforms into a woman and falls in love with Xu Xian. However, the monk Fahai imprisons Xu in his temple. Here, at the lower left, Bai and her maidservant Xiaoqing are about to use their magical powers to flood the temple in order to rescue Xu.

Color code: #F3EDBD Color code: #583F34 Color code: #8F6F3F Color code: #C0BB8F Color code: #2B3F8D Color code: #73768C
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