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1135 A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUER PANELS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

One painted with a scene of fgures crossing a bridge, with an inscription to the top register reading
tai gong chui diao, the other with various scenes of fgures in pavilion and mountain settings, with an
inscription reading xi ba tian [ ], both set within brown-lacquered softwood frames decorated with foral
cartouches on a gilt diaper ground
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high x 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide (2)
$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
The Oriental Art Gallery Limited, London, 1993.
The Irving Collection, no. 3844.

十七/十八世紀 剔紅金漆庭園人物圖掛屏一隊
The inscription tai gong chui diao refers to the frst encounter between Jiang Taigong and King Wen
of Zhou, when the King was on a hunting trip near the north bank of the river Wei and stumbled upon
Jiang fshing on a grass mat. Jiang Taigong (also known as Jiang Ziya) was a minister and close advisor
of King Wen and Wu of Zhou and was a renowned strategist and military thinker, helping the Zhou
kingdom to overthrow the Shang.

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