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A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUES
Both depicting elderly male figures in mendicant garb scratching a leg,
the first seated upon a rock bearing red seals reading Damo Zushi and
Wang Qi; the second standing over open books and a beggars bowl
bearing a red seal reading Xiren.
9in (23cm) visible height of porcelain

$1,500 - 2,500
533
A POLYCHROME ENAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUE
Of tall rectangular section rendered in predominantly black hues
to depict three chicks below pendulous gourds, the calligraphic
inscription including a renshen date (equivalent to 1992) as well as an
534 artist’s signature reading Daobo and a red seal reading Xia.
13 1/2 (34.3cm) visible height of porcelain
$1,000 - 1,500

534
A POLYCHROME ENAMELED FAN-SHAPED PLAQUE
The massive porcelain segment fashioned in the shape and folds
of a fan and enameled in a predominantly gray palette to depict the
grotesquely exotic 18 Arhats/Luohan with their identifying implements,
further adorned in imperial style inscriptions and seals in reds and gilts.
31 1/2in (80cm) visible width of porcelain

$2,500 - 4,000
535
A PAIR OF POLYCHROME ENAMELED PORCELAIN PLAQUES
Of tall rectangular section depicting mountainous landscapes of boats
and villages, each bearing a calligraphic inscription of a poetic couplet
and the jihai date (equivalent to 1959) and red seals reading zhi and yin.
14 1/4in (36cm) visible height of porcelain
535 $2,000 - 3,000

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