Two large famille rose jardinières


Late Qing DynastyOf similar size and decoration, each with a canted rim above curving walls painted with two opposing shaped panels of a beauty visited by a scholar accompanied by his horse and groom; the panels on one surrounded by blossoms and lingzhi sprigs, the panels on the other separated by smaller panels set amid flowering branches; the drainage hole in each centering the unglazed recessed foot (wear and staining from use, lacking underdishes). 17 5/8 and 18 1/4in (44.7 and 46.3cm) height20 3/4 and 20 5/8in (52.7 and 52.4cm) diameter