TWO FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PLAQUES SIGNED BY LIU XIREN China, Republic Period (1912-1949) h cm 39 x l cm 26 Depicting each a sage and a child in a garden under a tree among rocks; at the top right, they bear inscriptions including the artist's signature Liu Xiren (劉希任). Catalogue notes: Liu Xiren was originally from Nanchang in Jiangxi. Passionate about painting from a young age, by the age of 30 he had already achieved a certain notoriety, in particular for his paintings of figures on porcelain plates.See the four plaques sold at Christie's, Live Auction n° 2427, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 24-25 March 2011, New York, lot 1828. 民国 刘希任画粉彩人物故事图瓷板东篱种菊、北苑梅华 刘希任（1906-1967）斋名再思轩、永华堂等，民国后期著名的瓷器艺人。其艺术生涯中以粉彩人物见长。刘希任人物画造型准确，神态飘逸洒脱，衣纹勾勒更见功力。风格与王琦相近，晚年常绘花鸟及雪景。