Dish with the story of "Hob in the Well"

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory · 1755-02-07T00:00:00Z

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.