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250 TP
A RARE TWELVE-LEAF ‘COROMANDEL’
LACQUER ‘PALACE LADIES’ SCREEN
Kangxi
The front decorated with a scene of numerous elegant
ladies and gentlemen in various leisurely pursuits in
an elaborate palace complex, surrounded by various
flowers and antiques, the reverse with further panels
of flowers and landscapes, surrounded by mythical
beasts and the ‘one Hundred Antiques’ above.
Each leaf 264.2cm (104in) high x 47.6cm (18 3/4in)
wide, Overall 572cm (264in) wide.
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY72,000 - 110,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

清康熙 款彩繪樓閣園遊圖雙面十二開圍屏

Palace scenes with ladies of the court were popular in
the late Ming and early Qing period. According to W.De
Kesel and G.Dhont, these screens of palaces and
ladies were often based on a frequently-reproduced
painting by Qiu Ying (1494-1552) known as ‘Spring
Morning in the Han Palace’. See W.De Kesel and
G.Dhont, Coromandel: Lacquer Screens, 2002, Gent,
pp.48-49.

The popularity of scenes with predominantly female
figures engaging in various activities including the
‘Four Arts of the Scholar’ may reflect changing models
of feminine identity by the late Ming and early Qing
dynasty; ladies in terms of cultural refinement, may
have been considered almost equal to male literati.
Similar twelve-leaf screens, Kangxi, are illustrated by
W.De Kesel and G.Dhont, Ibid., pp.23,31, and 36.

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