Late Qing/Republic periodOf tall rectangular section, both depicting characters from the‘Register of the Peerless’ (Wushuang Pu), the first depicting theEastern Han-era female historian Ban Zhao below a lengthydescription of her historical contributions inscribed within an opentraditionally-bound book, the second depicting the Eastern Zhou/Western Han elderly dissident to the Qin regime Fu Sheng below astack of books inscribed with an ode to his bravery; mounted withinvery large frames.16 1/4in (41.2cm) height of plaques43 3/4in (110cm) total height of frames