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A LARGE AND RARE BOXWOOD-INLAID
HUANGHUALI TWELVE-PANEL SCREEN,
WEIPING
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Each narrow panel encloses small rectangular
panels centered by a large shaped medallion
surrounded by an openwork ground carved with
chilong amidst foral scroll. The shaped panels are
inlaid in boxwood with the Eighteen Luohan and
various ‘antiques’ and scholar’s objects. The two
end panels have outer borders of three stacked
medallions also carved with immortals against
an openwork ground. The vertical uprights are of
square section joined by openwork aprons carved
with confronting chilong, and ftted into metal
shoes.
133º in. (338.5 cm.) high, 23¿ in. (58.7 cm.) wide,
1º in. (3.2 cm.) deep
$400,000-600,000

清十八/十九世紀 黃花梨嵌黃楊木十二扇圍屏

IMPORTANT CHINESE FURNITURE from the RAYMOND HUNG C O L L E C T I O N 洪建生珍藏中國古代重要家具