Four Famille Rose Porcelain Scholar’s Objects

18TH/19TH CENTURY

清中期粉彩文房瓷器一組四件
comprising two ink beds, the first in the form of a miniature altar table with the top panel painted with a scholar and his attendant in an outdoor scene, the edges painted in skillful simulation of wood, the second in the shape of an open scroll, decorated with a couple in a fenced garden, the edges with underglaze blue cell pattern; a brushpot painted with a bird perched on flowering branches; a floriform dish painted to the interior with flower-filled vessels.

Diameter of largest 7 7/8 in., 20 cm.

The faux bois example in overall good and complete condition with some rubbing of paint; the other famille rose ink bed with restoration; the plate has a small chip to the foot ring, otherwise in good condition; the brushpot with spider cracks on the walls.

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Four Famille Rose Porcelain Scholar’s Objects

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