AN INSCRIBED DUAN STONE 'DUCK AND LOTUS POND' TABLE SCREEN QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1786 The screen is skillfully carved in high relief and incised with two ducks in a lotus pond, the ducks, water and leafy reeds are all finely detailed. The screen is further embellished in soapstone with lotus buds and two large lotus leaves and bears the incised eight-character inscription reading 'Qianlong bingwu dong yue Shi'an' that may be translated as 'Winter month in the cyclical year of bingwu (corresponding to 1786), Shi'an'. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.) high, including hardwood stand
AN INSCRIBED DUAN STONE 'DUCK AND LOTUS POND' TABLE SCREEN QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1786 The screen is skillfully carved in high relief and incised with two ducks in a lotus pond, the ducks, water and leafy reeds are all finely detailed. The screen is further embellished in soapstone with lotus buds and two large lotus leaves and bears the incised eight-character inscription reading 'Qianlong bingwu dong yue Shi'an' that may be translated as 'Winter month in the cyclical year of bingwu (corresponding to 1786), Shi'an'. 16 7/8 in. (43 cm.) high, including hardwood stand
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