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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘FOUR SEASONS’
PLAQUE
Jurentang seal mark, early 20th Century
Delicately enamelled with chrysanthemums,
bamboo, blossoming prunus and lilies issuing
from craggy, black and blue rockwork, the
seal mark in iron red within a double square in
the bottom right corner, wood mounted.
25.5cm (10in) x 38.3cm (15 1/8in)

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$15,000 - 19,000

564 *
A RARE ENAMELLED RECTANGULAR
PLAQUE
Iron-red Hongxian four-character mark,
Republic Period
Well enamelled in shades of grisaille and coral-
563 red with a tranquil mountainous riverscape
enclosing a sage and his attendant standing
on a riverbank beneath gnarled pine trees
while his other attendant crosses a bridge
approaching a pavilion enclosure, inscribed at
the top right, with the seal at the bottom left.
42.8cm x 29.8cm (17in x 11 3/4in), framed.
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$15,000 - 19,000
Provenance: A distinguished Asian private
collection, and thence by descent

Compare with a later enamelled rectangular
plaque signed by Wang Yeting (1884-1942),
dated 1933, which was sold at Bonhams
London on 10 November 2011, lot 596.
565
A SET OF FOUR FAMILLE ROSE WOOD-
MOUNTED PLAQUES
564 Signed and sealed Dong Shi Ceng, Republic
Period
Each depicting a religious figure, including
Budai and a fortune teller, accompanied by
a calligraphic inscription, the plaque with the
fortune teller bearing signature and seal of
the artist, all mounted in hardwood as a table
screen. Each plaque: 20.3cm (8in) x 8.5cm (3
3/8in) (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

565

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