Eight Chinese wooden panels with porcelain plaques

19th century

Comprising sixteen famille rose porcelain plaques with figural scenes and thirty-four blue and white floral and geometric-patterned plaques; framed. (8).

H: 49 3/8, W: 9 5/8, D: 7/8 in. (panel, each)

H: 125.41, W: 24.45, D: 2.22 cm.

Provenance: Mr. Ng, New Orleans, Louisiana. Acquired by his late parents in Hong Kong prior to the 1980s.

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All wood frames with general chipping and loss, splits, reattachments and paint wear. Metal hinges on the side of wood frames with loosening and loss. Four porcelain plaques with one chip to each on the edges, two porcelain plaques with one crack to each. Remaining overall good condition. All plaques with minor glaze wear. Not examined outside frame.