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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
1655
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE AND FAUX BOIS DISHES
REPUBLIC PERIOD
One is decorated with two cats gazing at a peony bush and inscribed with a title, fugui genmiao,
expressing the wish for wealth and honor, followed by a signature, Peixia, and an illegible red
seal. The other is similarly decorated with two cats seated beside a rose bush and bamboo,
and inscribed with a title, maodie changchun, conveying the wish for longevity, followed by a
signature, Xihuaxuanzhu (‘Host of the Cherishing Flower Studio’). On each dish the scene is
encircled by a faux bois border.
13 in. (33.2 cm.) diam. (2)
$15,000-20,000
The signatures Xihuaxuanzhu and Peixia belonged to the artist Fang Yunfeng (1897-1957), who was a
native of Fuliang, Jiangxi province, and an artist at Jingdezhen. He was best known for his painting of
demure ladies in his early years, whereas his later works were more focused on other subjects such as
cats and peonies.
民國 方雲峰款粉彩富貴耄耋圖盤一對
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