Description

A large vertically rectangular plaque of a birthday scene for an elderly man. The elderly man has a white beard, and he is wearing an accesorized hat. He is wearing a robe which is orange-red on the top with a two-toned blue trim that has a circle design and which has a dark blue geometric diamond-shaped design on the white bottom portion of the robe. He has a white waist belt with a dark blue ribbon tied just below and a long light purple front panel. Underneath, there is a cream-coloured garment that has vertical dark blue lines. His shoes are blue and purple, and he is sitting on a chair. While his left arm is resting on the arm of the chair, his right hand is extending toward the gift brought to him by a young boy who is coming toward him. The gift is a gold-coloured vase ? presented on a yellow dish decorated with pink flowers and greenery. The boy is walking on a yellow-green carpet that has a dark blue cloud and dark maroon-red flower design. The boy is wearing an elaborate gold-trimmed hat. He is wearing a pink-red robe with blue trim that has a green belt over yellow trousers that have a dark blue and dark maroon-red flower design. Behind the elderly man, there is a woman holding a fan. The fan has an oblong shape with a main design consisting of a circle surrounded by dark blue waves, and a bat ? in one corner with a green border that has dark blue circles. The woman has her black hair tied in a bun at the top of her head and adorned with pink flowers. She is wearing dangling pearl-like earrings. Her robe is two-toned blue that has a cloud design with a white waist belt with a dark blue ribbon tied just below over the dark blue and dark maroon-red geometric hexagonal floral design on the white bottom portion of the robe. There is a red bat flying over one corner. There is a red seal at the respective bottom corner. The porcelain scene is in a panelled wood frame with two contrasting burl panels at the top and at the bottom. There is an elaborate bronze handle at the top.