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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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AN INSCRIBED DUAN STONE 'DUCK AND LOTUS POND'
TABLE SCREEN
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795), DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO 1786
The screen is skillfully carved in high relief and incised with two ducks in a
lotus pond, the ducks, water and leafy reeds are all fnely detailed. The screen
is further embellished in soapstone with lotus buds and two large lotus leaves
and bears the incised eight-character inscription reading 'Qianlong bingwu
dong yue Shi'an' that may be translated as 'Winter month in the cyclical year of
bingwu (corresponding to 1786), Shi'an'.
16√ in. (43 cm.) high, including hardwood stand
£30,000-50,000 US$38,000-62,000
€34,000-57,000
(inscription)
Liu Yong (1719-1805), whose other name was Shi'an, was a famous Qing
calligrapher and politician active during the Qianlong reign.

清乾隆1846年 端石蓮塘鴛鴦紋插屏
來源:
歐洲私人珍藏

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