Two heroes fighting with their intelligence
双雄斗智
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‘Shuang 双’ is the Chinese word for ‘two’. ‘Xiong 雄’ in ‘Xiong ji 雄鸡’ in the Chinese name for ‘rooster’ makes a pun on ‘xiong 雄’ for ‘hero’. Thus, the image of two roosters in confrontation is meant to represent two competent officials competing with their intelligence for eminent government posts.
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Fig 1: 榴实双鸡, album leaf, ink and colour on silk, Ming dynasty, Zhou Zhimian (周之冕, 1521–?), courtesy of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Accession No. 001146N000000003
Fig 2: porcelain wall vase with overglaze enamelled decoration, Wanli period (1573–1620), Ming dynasty, courtesy of the Museum of East Asian Art (Cologne)
Fig 3-4: porcelain dish with underglaze blue and red decoration, Tianqi period (1621–27), Ming dynasty, courtesy of the Jie Rui Tang Collection
Fig 5: porcelain saucer with overglaze enamelled decoration, Tianqi period (1621–27), Ming dynasty, courtesy of the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK
Fig 6: porcelain dish with overglaze enamelled decoration, Chongzhen period (1628–44), Ming dynasty, courtesy of Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Accession no. EA1978.1050
Fig 7: porcelain dish with overglaze enamelled decoration, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty, courtesy of Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Fig 8: famille verte biscuit peach-form plaque, Kangxi period (1662–1722), Qing dynasty, courtesy of the Jie Rui Tang Collection, Catalogue Number 1635