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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 725

AN EIGHT-PANEL COROMANDEL SCREEN, QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD

AN EIGHT-PANEL COROMANDEL SCREEN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
清十八 / 十九世紀 髹漆加彩刻嬰戲圖八扇屏風

well-carved to each side and colorfully painted with a continuous scene; one side depicting a mytho-historical gathering,
perhaps from the 'Investiture of the Gods' (Fengshen yangyi), of warriors, gods and demons in a courtly setting; the reverse with a
playful, animated portrayal of the 'Hundred Boys,' enclosed by panels of flowers, landscapes, and precious objects, enclosed
within diaper and scrolling borders, all against a dark brown lacquer ground

Height 82⅝ in., 209.9 cm; Width of each panel 15½ in., 39.4 cm

Provenance
Stair & Co., New York, 1974.
Collection of Marguerite Jossel Appleman.

來源
Stair & Co.，哈德遜，1974年
Marguerite Jossel Appleman 收藏

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