A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PAINTED-GLASS INSET AND GILT-LACQUER DECORATED FIVE-FOLD SCREEN
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PAINTED-GLASS INSET AND GILT-LACQUER DECORATED FIVE-FOLD SCREEN YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) The facing side : each of the five panels is set with a painting on silk depicting flowering branches including camellia, prunus, magnolia, lotus, orchid, osmanthus, chrysanthemum and wisteria, above a gilt-decorated red-lacquered ground set with a circular glass panel painted with intertwined scrolls of lotus and peony in colourful enamels. Both are enclosed within gilt-lacquered wood borders and set within hardwood frames with ornately carved veneer in jichimu . The reverse side : each of the five panels is set with a gilt and lacquered panel decorated with a landscape scene depicting pavilions nestled amidst rocky outcrops and trees, above a smaller panel decorated en suite with intertwining floral and angular scrolls. Both panels are enclosed within the similarly decorated lacquered-wood frames. 57 in. (144.7 cm.) high, 84 3/4 in. (215.2 cm.) wide, 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.) deep
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PAINTED-GLASS INSET AND GILT-LACQUER DECORATED FIVE-FOLD SCREEN
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PAINTED-GLASS INSET AND GILT-LACQUER DECORATED FIVE-FOLD SCREEN YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735) The facing side : each of the five panels is set with a painting on silk depicting flowering branches including camellia, prunus, magnolia, lotus, orchid, osmanthus, chrysanthemum and wisteria, above a gilt-decorated red-lacquered ground set with a circular glass panel painted with intertwined scrolls of lotus and peony in colourful enamels. Both are enclosed within gilt-lacquered wood borders and set within hardwood frames with ornately carved veneer in jichimu . The reverse side : each of the five panels is set with a gilt and lacquered panel decorated with a landscape scene depicting pavilions nestled amidst rocky outcrops and trees, above a smaller panel decorated en suite with intertwining floral and angular scrolls. Both panels are enclosed within the similarly decorated lacquered-wood frames. 57 in. (144.7 cm.) high, 84 3/4 in. (215.2 cm.) wide, 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.) deep
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