Anonymous (19th/20th century)


Porcelain StudiesA pair of studies of porcelain in the manner of Gu wan tu, 古玩圖, Pictures of Ancient Playthings, one depicting a turquoise glazed vase and the other a red glazed bowl, inscribed and with spurious seals, framed and glazed.24cm x 37.5cm (9.1/2in x 14.3/4in). (2).
|The renowned handscroll 'Pictures of Ancient Playthings' in the Victoria and Albert Museum depicts ceramics, jades, bronze vessels and curios in other media owned by the Yongzheng Emperor (r.1723-35).