Lot 289
LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PLAQUE INSET HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 粉彩山水人物紋大瓷板 嵌硬木桌屏
the plaque of horizontal form, painted with a scenic landscape with hills, trees, a river with boats, some houses and a pagoda with figures, in a carved hardwood frame inset onto a stand
Dimensions
the plaque: 34.5cm x 53.5cm
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; inherited from the current owner's father, Captain Leonard Porter (1901-1988), who was originally from Yorkshire and lived in Ayr, Scotland. He worked for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) from 1918 to 1961. His voyages were mostly to the Far East, where these items were acquired.
蘇格蘭私人收藏，愛丁堡；由現任藏家繼承自其父Leonard Porter船長（1901–1988）。Porter船長原籍英格蘭約克郡，後居於蘇格蘭艾爾。1918年至1961年間服務於半島及東方輪船公司，航行主要往返遠東地區，並於當地購藏此等藏品。