A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PLAQUES Jiaqing/Daoguang (2)A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE PLAQUESJiaqing/DaoguangThe tall rectangular plaques each finely enamelled, one with the Hehe erxian holding a string of coins between them, and two sages sitting beneath a gnarled tree, the other plaque with another bearded sage riding a mule with two attendants, all beside a large, gnarled pine tree, wood frames. Without frame, 76.8cm (30 1/4in) long; with frame, 88.1cm (34 3/4in) long. (2).清嘉慶/道光 粉彩道教人物圖瓷板掛屏一對Delicately enamelled with mythical Daoist imagery and a variety of auspicious flowers and birds, the present pair of plaques is imbued with symbolic significance and would have probably been intended as part of a large screen gracing the interior of an Imperial hall. The brilliant enamels and highly naturalistic facial expressions noted on the present lot are features characterising porcelain dating to the Jiaqing and Daoguang emperors.See a related large famille rose plaque, similarly decorated with Immortals, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1810. See also a related rare and large famille rose plaque, Daoguang, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 216.The present plaques may have been formerly part of a multiple-leaf screen depicting a continuous garden setting scene featuring gathering of immortals or important birthday celebrations. These screens often adorned the various halls of Imperial residencies and would have been made both in the Palace ateliers as well as in Guangdong, either commissioned by the Court of presented as tribute to the Imperial Court. See, for example, a zitan screen inset with famille rose plaques, 19th century, illustrated in Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong, 1987, pl.90. See also the 64 porcelain plaques depicting various Immortal deities, making up the Imperial famille rose twelve-leaf screen, Jiaqing, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 214.