A TWELVE-PANEL BLACK LACQUER COROMANDEL 'MANSION OF PREFECT FENYANG' SCREEN QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD INSCRIBED WITH A CYCLICAL DATE, RENXU, CORRESPONDING TO 1682 the twelve panels beautifully carved and painted on black lacquer, from the top-right corner a delegation crosses a curved footbridge on foot and horseback, making its way to the main palace gate flanked by a pair of large Buddhist lion statues and fortified by a phalanx of warriors, the arrival announced by two sets of musicians situated atop towers set next to flagpoles bearing flags with large shuai ('Commander-in-Chief') characters, the lintel board above the main gate reading 'The Mansion of Prefect Fenyang', another lintel board stating 'supporting the sky (the emperor) and making prosperous the kingdom', inside the main courtyard the visitors are greeted by a troupe of female dancers and musicians, at the main building the prince of Fenyang, Guo Ziyi, is seated, dressed in a red four-clawed dragon mandarin's robe he greets two kowtowing guests, scattered about are boys playing with various toys and instruments including one sparking fireworks while others cover their ears, a female delegation arrives in a deer-pulled chariot at the gate of the women's quarters on the left-hand side, the visitors are announced to the seated lady and her ladies-in-waiting by a kneeling attendant, the garden with two large jardinieres holding large scholars' rocks and meandering trees, two cranes wander nearby, the top of the entire scene enshrouded by scrolling clouds, all bordered by a thin band containing friezes of two confronting qilong intertwined in a ruyi-head, within a larger border of cartouches of various shapes enclosing 'precious objects', flora and fauna, and figures and animals among nature scenes, the outer border comprising continuous scrolling lotus, the reverse with similar three-part border save for alternating shou and fu characters in place of the qilong, the main section with a lengthy dedicatory inscription, each panel with two short feet connected by a red-lacquer shaped and beaded apron (12) each panel: 106 x 18 3/4 in., 269.2 x 47.6 cm
A TWELVE-PANEL BLACK LACQUER COROMANDEL 'MANSION OF PREFECT FENYANG' SCREEN QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD INSCRIBED WITH A CYCLICAL DATE, RENXU, CORRESPONDING TO 1682 the twelve panels beautifully carved and painted on black lacquer, from the top-right corner a delegation crosses a curved footbridge on foot and horseback, making its way to the main palace gate flanked by a pair of large Buddhist lion statues and fortified by a phalanx of warriors, the arrival announced by two sets of musicians situated atop towers set next to flagpoles bearing flags with large shuai ('Commander-in-Chief') characters, the lintel board above the main gate reading 'The Mansion of Prefect Fenyang', another lintel board stating 'supporting the sky (the emperor) and making prosperous the kingdom', inside the main courtyard the visitors are greeted by a troupe of female dancers and musicians, at the main building the prince of Fenyang, Guo Ziyi, is seated, dressed in a red four-clawed dragon mandarin's robe he greets two kowtowing guests, scattered about are boys playing with various toys and instruments including one sparking fireworks while others cover their ears, a female delegation arrives in a deer-pulled chariot at the gate of the women's quarters on the left-hand side, the visitors are announced to the seated lady and her ladies-in-waiting by a kneeling attendant, the garden with two large jardinieres holding large scholars' rocks and meandering trees, two cranes wander nearby, the top of the entire scene enshrouded by scrolling clouds, all bordered by a thin band containing friezes of two confronting qilong intertwined in a ruyi-head, within a larger border of cartouches of various shapes enclosing 'precious objects', flora and fauna, and figures and animals among nature scenes, the outer border comprising continuous scrolling lotus, the reverse with similar three-part border save for alternating shou and fu characters in place of the qilong, the main section with a lengthy dedicatory inscription, each panel with two short feet connected by a red-lacquer shaped and beaded apron (12) each panel: 106 x 18 3/4 in., 269.2 x 47.6 cm
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