Two famille-rose porcelain 'landscape' plaques, 20th century

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

both of rectangular form and painted with lakeside scenes below poetic inscriptions in black, one with two red seals, one plaque depicting figures in boats, and others inside stilted pavilions extending from the rocky shore, with further buildings nestled in the mountains above; the other with small huts on the rocky banks among blossoming trees, with sampans and mountains in the distance, the inscription possibly dated yimao (1915/ 1975) or jimao (1939)
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38.5 x 25.3 cm, 38.5 x 25.7 cm

Condition Report

Some surface wear to both plaques, the inscription on the second plaque partly illegible.

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Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff		Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne  |  Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith
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	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard		Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward