Silver plate decorated with chased 'Red Cliff' scene, 13th century, 7/8 x 10 5/16 x 10 5/16 in. ( x x cm), Silver, China, 13th century, Framed by an elegant foliate rim, the pictorial scene from the 'Former Red Cliff Ode' by Su Shi (1037–1101) shows him with two companions boating beneath the Red Cliff, a famous ancient battle site along the Yangzi River. A wine pot and cups are set before them. They read poetry and play music as the boat drifts idyllically beside a rocky embankment covered with grasses, and a waterfall spills down from the high cliffs at the far shore.

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