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998
A HARDWOOD ENAMELED PORCELAIN ‘THRONE-BACK’
TABLE SCREEN
Dated by inscription to 1924
Comprising three stepped panels, each panel mounted with two
porcelain plaques, the center panel with a plaque painted with ‘One
Hundred Antiques’ motif above a plaque painted with a phoenix
beneath a wutong tree, inscribed with the title of the scene, jiazi date,
dedicatory inscription, and signed Yan Hanchen, flanked on either
side by bird and flower plaques above landscapes, all surmounted by
shaped crests carved with floral scrolls and resting atop a conforming
hardwood waisted stand carved with detached foliate scrolls between
lotus lappets.
27 3/4in (70cm) high

$7,000 - 9,000
999
A POLYCHROME ENAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUE
Republic period
Of tall rectangular section depicting a small dwelling and boaters on
a tree-lined mountainous riverside landscape; bearing an inscription
with a Minguo shisi nian date (equivalent to 1925) and a partially worn
signature by a ceramicist with the surname Li.
15in (38cm) visible height of porcelain
23in (58.5cm) height of frame

$3,000 - 5,000 999

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