ID 1466562
Lot 833 | A DATED TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER 'BIRTHDAY' SCREEN
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
KANGXI PERIOD, DATED TO THE XINHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1671
One side of the screen bears two inscriptions. One inscription expresses wishes for a happy eightieth birthday to Chen Hanchen, followed by the date, xinhai year of the Kangxi period, corresponding to 1671. The second inscription provides the names of relatives who likely commissioned the screen as a birthday gift.
Each panel 104 in. (264 cm.) high, 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
C. T. Loo, New York, 1961.
William B. Jaffe (1904-1972) and Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) Collection, New York, and thence by descent to the present owner.
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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