ID 807453
Lot 789 | A VERY RARE TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 200 000
DATED TO THE RENSHEN YEAR OF KANGXI, CORRESPONDING TO 1692, AND OF THE PERIOD
Each panel is finely carved and vibrantly decorated on one side with figures in different mountainous landscapes below a short inscription describing the scene, all within an 'antiques' border between further decorative bands. The reverse is carved with a lengthy gilt-filled dedicatory inscription including a cyclical date renshen, surrounded by decorative borders painted with birds, flowers, and 'antiques'.
118 1/2 in. (300 cm.) high, 22 3/4 in. (58 cm.) wide, 3/4 in. (2 cm.) deep, each panel
Provenance
The C. Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection: Important European Furniture and Asian Works of Art; Christie's New York, 19 October 2004, lot 448.
Special notice
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Wood, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Furniture, Furniture and Lamps |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Wood, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Furniture, Furniture and Lamps |
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