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A pair of hardwood mounted circular porcelain plaques and…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
15-May-2012
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Description:
A pair of hardwood mounted circular porcelain plaques and stands, late Qing Dynasty/ Republic period each painted in 'Famille-Rose' enamels, one with two figures walking in the garden of a lakeside pavilion, another figure resting on a terrace nearby, the other with a sampan moving through a mountainous landscape of rocks and trees, each bearing an inscription in black, with wood mounts fitting in to the curved groove of the forked flat upright stand carved on each side with cloud scrolls rising from crested waves (4) the panels 39 cm diameter, Overall height 72 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne, 1st May 2007, lot 280. Literature: in form the screens derive from smaller table screens made during the Qing Dynasty in various media to adorn tables in the Imperial halls.
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Category:
Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese