289 - LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PLAQUE INSET HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN

LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PLAQUE INSET HARDWOOD TABLE SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 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 the plaque: 34.5cm x 53.5cm 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。