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A SUPERB ZITAN THREE-PANEL IVORY,
JICHIMU AND JADE EMBELLISHED SCREEN
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
comprising a central panel flanked by a pair of narrower
panels, the front inlaid in jade with an acolyte and eight
luohans, the luohans each with an emaciated body cloaked
in long robes, with some holding their respective attributes,
seated amongst a mountainous landscape formed from
carved jichimu rocks, further embellished with stained ivory
trees, shrubs, waterfall and vaporous clouds, all below jade-
inlaid imperial descriptions of each luohan reserved against
a blue lacquer ground, the zitan frame inlaid with alternating
shou roundels and wan symbols, the reverse painted with
stylised floral scrollwork interlaced with bats against a black
lacquer ground overall
overall 167 by 169.5 cm, 65¾ by 66¾ in.
◉ HK$ 6,000,000-8,000,000
US$ 765,000-1,020,000

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