Antique Chinese Qing Set of Four Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaques "4 Seasons" 1890 Drawings & Prints each piece is hallmarked to

each piece is hallmarked to the base with the mark for Walter & John Barnard

As a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts

The front of the chest is profusely & sumptuously carved

47" tall X 30" long X 16" wide

Antique Chinese Qing Set of Four Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaques "4 Seasons" 1890 Drawings & Prints each piece is hallmarked toA rare & important set of four large antique Chinese Qing dynasty hand painted porcelain plaques; of the "Four Seasons", housed in the original Hongmu wood frames, circa 1890. Each plaque is finely hand painted on porcelain & each depicts different types of birds in seasonal landscapes with trees and flowers, every plaque is set into the original Hongmu hardwood frame, each frame having an ornate bronze handle to the top. Condition is very good, this