A PAIR OF FAMILLE-VERTE DOUBLE-SIDED PLAQUES MOUNTED AS TABLE SCREENS QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

each rectangular panel brightly enameled to both sides, one side with a landscape portraying scholars travelling over bridges towards elegant pavilions all amongst tall mountains; the reverse with figural scenes, one panel depicting a seated official enjoying the antics of two small boys under the watchful eye of their tutor, the other with a seated scholar minding two young students, one playing with ducks and the other bearing a bundle of scrolls, each set into a molded-edge wood frame, with a  wood stand of scrollwork spandrels supported on a rectangular base and four low ruyi-form feet (4), coll. nos 432, 433

Berwald Oriental Art, London, 2001.

The plaques are in good overall condition, one with a diagonal glaze crack measuring apprx. 3 in. A few scattered glaze flakes, minor wear, and minor glaze and potting imperfections. Please note that this lot includes a stand, frame or other component made from a type of Chinese hardwood, which, if exported, will require a CITES permit to leave the United States.
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