Lot 149 , A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque, by Zhang Zhitang (1893-1971) 25cm x 38cm, later mounted and framed

A Chinese famille rose porcelain plaque, by Zhang Zhitang (1893-1971)
painted with a kingfisher perched by a rocky outcrop looking at fish in the water below, inscribed upper right with red seal mark, Provenance - Mr W G Pullen,
25cm x 38cm, later mounted and framed
£8,000-12,000

Condition:
Provenance - Mr W G Pullen (d.1994), former Deputy Chairman of Standard and Chartered Banking Group Ltd. and of the Asian section of the British National Export Council. His banking career spanned 1925 to 1974 in which he spent much time in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Plaque not removed from frame but appears without damage. Some glue reinforcement to frame reeds.

Sold for £6,000