A MAGNIFICENT SIX-PANEL SOAPSTONE-INLAID HONGMU SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE PREMIUM LOT PRE-REGISTRATION 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE. each panel set with a removable panel exquisitely inlaid with vibrantly coloured and finely decorated soapstones on a painted silk ground limning scenes of Daoist immortals in fantastic settings, the reverse decorated with naturalistically painted cushioned silk birds and flowers on a silk ground, the silk layered upon one another creating a three-dimensional effect, depicting pairs of mandarin ducks, sparrows, flycatchers, kingfishers, magpies, and butterflies in lush surrounding of blooming prunus, iris, peonies, roses, hydrangeas, asters, magnolia, wintersweet and camellias, all enclosed within a silver wire inlaid hongmu frame with three pierced archaistic panels centered on soapstone inlaid shou characters with further embellished auspicious emblems and floral borders, the gilt-bronze tipped feet cast with dragons, chilongs and auspicious symbols and inlaid with bright turquoise feathers Panel 1 depicting three men standing on a terrace of a seaside palace accompanied by a pet qilin, one of the men, a regally dressed gentleman holds the hand of an old man while pointing at the sky, a third man stands calling to a crane sweep down from the sky, inscribed fenglin chengshui (phoenix and unicorn bring prosperity and luck) Panel 2 depicting three men in a luxurious seaside palace playing touhu - tossing sticks into a large vase, the sticks delivered by a flock of white cranes swooping down out of the sky, each carrying a stick between its beak, inscribed haiwu tianshou (increased wealth and happiness to all) Panel 3 depicting two foreign tribute bearers leading an elephant carrying a vase on its back across a balustraded walkway over a lotus pond, in the foreground Shoulao directing two ment carrying a giant peach over a moon bridge, inscribed taiping jing xiang ( peaceful conditions prevail everywhere) Panel 4 depicting four immortals standing on a cliff above turbulent waves, greeting a large bright-red sun emerging from behind swirling clouds, inscribed Yaotian shunri (times of prosperity and peace) Panel 5 depicting an old man holding a staff accompanied by a boy holding a bamboo flute, joined by four females, all below a large pine tree and a turbulent sky, inscribed cheshu yiliu (uniformity creates the best world) Panel 6 depicting four ladies resting beneath two pine trees, entranced by a colony of red bats dancing in the air, inscribed hongfu qitian (vast happiness under heaven) Quantity: 6 EACH PANEL: 208.5 by 50CM., 82 BY 19 3/4 IN.
A MAGNIFICENT SIX-PANEL SOAPSTONE-INLAID HONGMU SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE PREMIUM LOT PRE-REGISTRATION 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE. each panel set with a removable panel exquisitely inlaid with vibrantly coloured and finely decorated soapstones on a painted silk ground limning scenes of Daoist immortals in fantastic settings, the reverse decorated with naturalistically painted cushioned silk birds and flowers on a silk ground, the silk layered upon one another creating a three-dimensional effect, depicting pairs of mandarin ducks, sparrows, flycatchers, kingfishers, magpies, and butterflies in lush surrounding of blooming prunus, iris, peonies, roses, hydrangeas, asters, magnolia, wintersweet and camellias, all enclosed within a silver wire inlaid hongmu frame with three pierced archaistic panels centered on soapstone inlaid shou characters with further embellished auspicious emblems and floral borders, the gilt-bronze tipped feet cast with dragons, chilongs and auspicious symbols and inlaid with bright turquoise feathers Panel 1 depicting three men standing on a terrace of a seaside palace accompanied by a pet qilin, one of the men, a regally dressed gentleman holds the hand of an old man while pointing at the sky, a third man stands calling to a crane sweep down from the sky, inscribed fenglin chengshui (phoenix and unicorn bring prosperity and luck) Panel 2 depicting three men in a luxurious seaside palace playing touhu - tossing sticks into a large vase, the sticks delivered by a flock of white cranes swooping down out of the sky, each carrying a stick between its beak, inscribed haiwu tianshou (increased wealth and happiness to all) Panel 3 depicting two foreign tribute bearers leading an elephant carrying a vase on its back across a balustraded walkway over a lotus pond, in the foreground Shoulao directing two ment carrying a giant peach over a moon bridge, inscribed taiping jing xiang ( peaceful conditions prevail everywhere) Panel 4 depicting four immortals standing on a cliff above turbulent waves, greeting a large bright-red sun emerging from behind swirling clouds, inscribed Yaotian shunri (times of prosperity and peace) Panel 5 depicting an old man holding a staff accompanied by a boy holding a bamboo flute, joined by four females, all below a large pine tree and a turbulent sky, inscribed cheshu yiliu (uniformity creates the best world) Panel 6 depicting four ladies resting beneath two pine trees, entranced by a colony of red bats dancing in the air, inscribed hongfu qitian (vast happiness under heaven) Quantity: 6 EACH PANEL: 208.5 by 50CM., 82 BY 19 3/4 IN.
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