Two polychrome enameled porcelain plaquesBoth of tall rectangular section, the first depicting an idiosyncratically-rendered scholar gathering flowers with an oddly elderly-looking boy apprentice, the lengthy inscription including a red seal reading Zi'an hua, possibly identifying the artist as Duan Zi'an (active 1920s-1940s); the second depicting two scholars discoursing in the woods, the lengthy inscription including a red seal reading Rongsheng, possibly identifying the artist as Wei Rongsheng (active 1950s).
15in (38cm) visible height of porcelain (2).注脚Two plaques identified as possibly by Duan Zi'an were offered in our New Bond Street branch as lot 390 in sale 20580 on 7 November 2013. The faces on those figures also displayed a similar propensity for unconventional choices on the part of the ceramicist.