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A set of four famille rose plaques                                      An enamelled porcelain plaque
Early 20th century                                                      Signed Minggu Hefang, cyclically dated yisi year corresponding to
Each enamelled with a sage and his boy attendant, alternatively beside  1905
prunus, pine, willow and bamboo, two plaques with frames.               Enamelled with a charming scene of Su Dongpo and a tonsured child
Each 20cm (7 7/8in) x 13cm (5 1/8in) (4).                               by a brook, the latter playing with an inkstone, with an inscription to
                                                                        the top left, one red seal, dated yisi zhongxia sanri, or the third day,
£1,000 - 1,500                                                          second month of summer, 1905.
CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000                                    26cm (10 1/4in) x 37cm (14 1/2in)

                                                                        £800 - 1,200
                                                                        CNY7,600 - 11,000 HK$9,500 - 14,000

                                                                        明谷何舫 Minggu Hefang should indicate an artist named He Minggu (
                                                                        何明谷), alias He Fang (何舫) from Zhushan near Jingdezhen.

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