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AN EXTREMELY RARE 明嘉靖至萬曆
CLOISONNE ENAMEL 掐絲琺瑯山居人物圖掛屏

‘LANDSCAPE’ PANEL
MING DYNASTY, JIAJING –

WANLI PERIOD

of rectangular form, brilliantly enamelled with an idyllic
landscape scene accentuated with several figures portrayed
engaging in different activities, some depicted seated in a
pavilion, others standing outside a courtyard, the scenery
dramatically rendered with undulating waves and jagged
boulders, further adorned with a waterfall gushing forth and
forming ruyi-shaped foam, all enclosed within a turquoise-
ground border enclosing sinuous dragons and lotus blooms,
wood frame
33.1 by 85.5 cm, 13 by 33⅝ in.
HK$ 900,000-1,200,000
US$ 116,000-154,000

172 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比