A MAGNIFICENT TWELVE-FOLD COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN

Lot 208
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 112 500
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 208 | A MAGNIFICENT TWELVE-FOLD COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 80 000
A MAGNIFICENT TWELVE-FOLD COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The screen is carved with a procession of warriors and equestrian figures, some carrying banners, others bearing gifts, journeying through a mountainous, rocky landscape towards a high-ranking dignatory flanked by his attendants, next to a raised terrace with a pair of white elephants, the scene bordered with panels of flowers including prunus, chrysanthemum and peonies. The reverse is carved with scholars travelling within a mountainous landscape with a large lake with bridges, pavilions and islands within a border of scholars' objects and mythical beasts.

245 ¼ in. x 102 3/8 in. (623 cm. x 260 cm.), overall

Each panel 102 3/8 in. x 20 in. (260 cm. x 51 cm.)

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