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PROPERTY FROM A SCOTTISH ESTATE 蘇格蘭家族遺產
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A RARE PART-SET OF SIX FAMILLE ROSE ‘IMMORTALS’ Superbly enamelled in vibrant colours and notable for the meticulous
PLAQUES attention devoted to portraying the smallest details, such as the joyful
Jiaqing expressions of the figures, the various floral and geometric patterns
The rectangular panels all superbly enamelled with groups of Immortals decorating their robes and the elaborate details of the headdresses,
and sages clad in colourful robes and holding various attributes, the present plaques would have been inset in a precious frame making
engaged in various leisurely pursuits in a mountainous river landscape up a screen gracing one of the Imperial halls. The decorative subjects
defined by a profusion of crashing waves, dotted with pine, bamboo, presented the beholder with auspicious wishes associated with the
prunus and paulownia trees, all beneath a blue sky interspersed with Daoist Immortals. It is likely the screen containing these plaques would
wispy clouds. have been commissioned for a special Imperial celebration such as an
The largest plaque 62cm (24 2/8in) high x 24cm (9 1/2in) wide. (6). Imperial birthday. The format, dimension and decoration of the present
plaques closely compare with those making up a very rare Imperial
£6,000 - 8,000 famille rose and huanghuali twelve-leaf screen, Jiaqing, which was sold
CNY47,000 - 63,000 at Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 88.

清嘉慶 粉彩道教人物圖屏 六件 The Qianlong emperor, though abdicating his throne in 1796 out of
filial respect to his grandfather the Kangxi emperor, continued ruling in
effect until his death in 1799. Therefore, the Imperial taste and demand
Provenance: George Kidston CMG, Head of the Eastern Department as well as the zenith of craftsmanship achieved during the Qianlong
of the British Foreign Office, 1919-20, and thence by descent to the period, continued into the Jiaqing period.
the estate of the late Hon. Mrs Patricia A. Kidston (1927-2021)

來源：George Kidston勳爵舊藏，曾於1919年至1920年任英國外交
部東方事務部主管；並由後人Patricia A. Kidston夫人（1927-2021）
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