China Antique collection of six frames containing sixteen miniature marble dreamstones and eight auspicious painted ceramic discs; plaques measure 4"-5.5" and frames measure 36"x6.5", Republican period dated 1948.
Provenance: private Chinese collection originally found in western China, originally crafted in City of Dali. References: Plaques are cut into round, rectangular,and trapizoidal shapes, indivually signed obverse with a poetic description and an artist red stamp,and mounted four per frame.The artist (s) red stamp signature is unidentified. Condition: plaques very good quality with some age cracks on frames. With original wooden storage box. Translation:
Frame #1 (four ceramic plaques top to bottom): Floating ; water; high ; mountains
Frame #2 (four stones top to bottom):
Blue mountains, green trees, and cloudy scenery: Blue moutain green trees, clopudy sky; Scenery of lake Mountain & misty woods: spirit of old roots, plum blossom
Frame #3 (four stones top to bottom):
Blue mountains plains and clouds; blue mountains with dense forest; Mountain landscape after raining make all cities blue and green; fresh blue mountain and green trees
Frame # 4 (four stones top to bottom):
Sunset of blue mountains; Mountain and water light; Nature's great painting, Republic period 37th year 1948 produced in Dali; All spirit hero
Frame #5 (fouir stones top to bottom)
Blue mountain, deep smoke; lake and Moutain enter the painting; Fresh blue mountain and green trees; Strong spirit energy in high mountains and white clouds
Frame #6 (four ceramic plaques top to bottom): Spring; Orchid Flower; deep thick in picture; Bamboo
