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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE the hardwood frame comprising of twelve folds 清嘉慶 木嵌粉彩西廂記十二扇圍屏
KWONG GEORGE secured by metal pins, each leaf inset with
rectangular porcelain plaques, brightly enamelled 來源：
A RARE TWELVE-LEAF FAMILLE- with chronicles from the Xixiang Ji (Romance of 趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，後家族傳承
ROSE PORCELAIN-INLAID the West Chamber), depicting narrative scenes 至現藏者
HARDWOOD SCREEN from the love story of Zhang Sheng and Cui
QING DYNASTY, JIAQING PERIOD Yingying probably derived from woodblock
prints, the figures variously set in elaborate
overall width 358.5 cm, 141⅛ in., interiors amongst idyllic garden landscapes with
height 160.8 cm, 63¼ in. trees and mountains, above a band of square
panels enclosing ‘hundred antiques’ and various
PROVENANCE scholar objects, all divided and framed by smaller
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence rectangular panels of stylised floral meander
by descent in the family. within a blue-enamelled foliate scroll border, the
cusped apron each similarly decorated with a
HK$ 4,000,000-6,000,000 pair of chilongs writhing amongst lingzhi scrolls,
US$ 515,000-770,000 confronting a shou character roundel below a
flying bat, raised on a wood stand carved with two
rows of lotus lappets and square scrolls

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