AN IVORY DOUBLE-SIDED ‘IMMORTALS AND DRAGON BOAT’ TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI Katalognummer: CA0918-011 Ivory engraved and carved in low relief. Good patina China the screen Kangxi, around 1700, the stand Qing Dynasty The rectangular plaque carved with Immortals on a dragon boat sailing towards a villa enshrouded with mist, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription and a scene with birds and flowers, mounted in a partially reticulated stand with archaistic carving and two Buddhist lions guarding the screen. Shape: Table screen Weight: 405 grams Dimensions: Height 26,8 cm Condition: Some age cracks, the stand with minor losses. Generally in good condition Provenance: United Kingdom private collection. Literature: Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection. December 1990. By Simon Kwan Peter Y. K. Lam and Yang Boda. (for a comprehensive overview of Chinese ivories and many interesting examples from the Kangxi period) Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 3 DECEMBER 2015, HONG KONG, lot 445. (for a related table screen) 康熙年間象牙雕”龍舟渡河”硯屏 淺浮雕象牙，良好光澤，背部 中國，屏幕為康熙年間雕製，基座為清朝雕製 品相良好 英國私人收藏 Schätzpreis 估價: € 800 Startpreis 起拍價: € 400
AN IVORY DOUBLE-SIDED ‘IMMORTALS AND DRAGON BOAT’ TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI Katalognummer: CA0918-011 Ivory engraved and carved in low relief. Good patina China the screen Kangxi, around 1700, the stand Qing Dynasty The rectangular plaque carved with Immortals on a dragon boat sailing towards a villa enshrouded with mist, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription and a scene with birds and flowers, mounted in a partially reticulated stand with archaistic carving and two Buddhist lions guarding the screen. Shape: Table screen Weight: 405 grams Dimensions: Height 26,8 cm Condition: Some age cracks, the stand with minor losses. Generally in good condition Provenance: United Kingdom private collection. Literature: Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection. December 1990. By Simon Kwan Peter Y. K. Lam and Yang Boda. (for a comprehensive overview of Chinese ivories and many interesting examples from the Kangxi period) Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 3 DECEMBER 2015, HONG KONG, lot 445. (for a related table screen) 康熙年間象牙雕”龍舟渡河”硯屏 淺浮雕象牙，良好光澤，背部 中國，屏幕為康熙年間雕製，基座為清朝雕製 品相良好 英國私人收藏 Schätzpreis 估價: € 800 Startpreis 起拍價: € 400
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