Lot 56. A pair of grisaille-decorated and carved rectangular porcelain framed plaques, 20th century, inscribed and signed by Yu Fei’an and Zhu Youlin. Including frame: 7 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (18.8 x 16.5 cm). Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 70,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.

One plaque has two seals reading Yu Zhao and Youlin ke and the other has three seals reading Feichang hua and Youlin ke. Zhu Youlin, a renowned master of porcelain carving during the first half of the twentieth century, firstly worked in the Imperial Workshop and rose to fame in Beijing after 1911. He won a number of prizes and collaborated with some masters of traditional Chinese painting, including Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Yu Fei’an (1888-1959), carved wood stands.

Property from the Quek Kiok Lee Collection. 

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 9 October 2019