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■ 204 Large Chinese Coromandel screens, named after its entrepôt of
departure towards the West on the coast of India, were fashionable
PARAVENT A DOUZE FEUILLES EN LAQUE DE and lavish gifts both at home and abroad since the 17th century. For
COROMANDEL the domestic market, they were often commissioned and displayed
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME SIECLE for special occasions and illustrate fne and recognizable scenes
demonstrative of the elegant living style of the well-to-do. This
La partie centrale montrant des dames de cour se livrant à diverses one shows a celebratory yet sensual courtly scene with ladies at
activités telles que la musique ou la danse, d’autres se promenant en leisure. In addition, the reverse is decorated with further scenes
barque, d’autres se maquillant et se coifant. Une large bordure ornée referencing to the learned literati
de vases feuris et objets de lettrés encadre la scène principale. Le tradition, such as that of Song
dos est orné de bêtes fantastiques et de cartouches abritant feurs et dynasty literatus Mi Fu bowing
oiseaux, lettrés et paysages, encadrés par une large frise abritant des to an awesome rock. Though this
objets précieux. one is not dated, this type of scene
Hauteur : 254 cm. (100 in.), largeur de chaque panneau : 51 cm. were commissioned as birthday
(20¿ in.) gifts since the Kangxi period.
Compare to another with a very
€30,000-50,000 $33,000-55,000 similar scene sold at Christie’s,
£26,000-42,000 New York, 20 September 2005,
lot 97.
PROVENANCE
Purchase invoice in 1934.
With C.T. Loo & Cie, Paris, 7 March 1934.
Private French collection.

A TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 款彩仕女遊樂圖十二扇屏風
來源：1934年3月7日購自巴黎古董商盧芹齋，現法國私人珍藏