ID 820175
Lot 604 | A VERY RARE CHINESE COROMANDEL LACQUER TWELVE-PANEL SCREEN
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
QING DYNASTY, SHUNZHI PERIOD, DATED SHUNZHI YIHAI NIAN, CORRESPONDING TO THE YEAR 1659
The front of the screen is carved with an elaborate hunting scene centered with a man riding an elephant with female musicians positioned to his right with an inscription stating that the screen was a commission for Mr. Liu Yinji's birthday, with a later inscription on the reverse which laments the political climate of the day, likely an excerpt from Princess Liu's Tang dynasty biography.
94 1/2 in. (240 cm.) high, 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) wide (each panel)
Provenance
The Collection of the Duke of Westminster.
Sotheby's, London, 28 February 1975, lot 145.
‌Sotheby's, London, private sale.
‌Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
Sir H. Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, pl. 205.
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| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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