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A RARE PAIR OF SMALL FAMILLE ROSE TABLE SCREENS The inscription on the panel with prunus may be translated:
REPUBLIC PERIOD (1911-1949) ‘Against the bitter cold several branches of prunus buds blossom,
Each table screen is made in imitation of a circular plaque raised on a gilt- the fragrant aroma wafts across and reaches my desk.’
decorated red lacquer stand. Each ‘plaque’ is decorated primarily in grisaille
with an idyllic ‘winter’ landscape below a four-character inscription that refers The inscription, ta xue xun mei, may be translated, ‘stepping through the
to the scene. The reverse is fnely enameled on one side with a scene of birds in snow in search of prunus.’
fight and perched on rocks, below a prunus branch on one, and below bamboo
on the other, and includes a poetic inscription in caoshu script followed by
The inscription on the panel with bamboo may be translated:
an iron-red seal. Each faux lacquer ‘stand’ is pierced with a stylized shou
character. ‘I enjoy the blissfulness as I relax amidst the bamboo,
Reading books that were never fnished with the fowers surrounding me.’
5¬ in. (14.4 cm.) high (2)
The inscription, gu shan fang he, may be translated, ‘releasing the crane in
$12,000-18,000
the lonely mountain.’
PROVENANCE Compare the small rectangular famille rose table screen (7¡ in. high) from
Christie’s London, 8 November 2011, lot 416. the Fong Chow Collection sold at Christie’s New York, 21-22 March 2013, lot
The Studio of the Clear Garden. 1207, also with a pierced integral stand with a shou character, and decorated
on one side in famille rose and on the other side with a winter scene in
grisaille. This table screen was signed He Xuren.

民國 墨彩「踏雪尋梅」及「孤山放鶴」圖小圓瓷屏一對

(another view)

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