A PAIR OF RECTANGULAR 'FAMILLE-ROSE' PLAQUES QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

both brightly enamelled in the mandarin palette and mounted on a wood frame, one depicting a dignitary and a lady seated in a garden terrace among elaborate buildings, surrounded by a large group of attendants, playing children and a pair of pheasants, the other panel similarly decorated with sophisticatedly dressed figures amongst lavish buildings and pavilions by the riverbank framed by bushy trees

In excellent condition. Minor fritting to the edges and minor firing imperfections and wear to enamels. One not inspected outside of its wood frame.
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