出自《西厢记》第一本第二折。张生自打在普救寺佛殿旁撞见了莺莺之后，回到客店便坐卧不宁，害上了相思，脑海里尽是莺莺的俏模样。他随即做了一个决定：不急于上路，要设法在普救寺借住下来，以便找机会接近莺莺。第二天，张生又来到普救寺，专门拜访寺里的主持法本长老，商量借居之事。
After Zhang glimpsed Yinying outside the Buddha Hall in the Monastery of Universal Salvation, he went back to his rooms lovestruck. He was unable to think about anything else. Immediately he decided to prolong his stay and try to see her again. The next day he went back inside the monastery to pay a formal visit to the head abbot Faben.
A dish, which was almost certainly part of a set featuring scenes from the Romance, stylised clouds roll across the roof, while the floor of the abbot’s quarters is laid with Vermeer-style diamond-shaped tiles. The tea serving monk is absent.
