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A NINE-LEAF LACQUER ‘WEST LAKE’ SCREEN
Daoguang, dated by inscription to 1848 and of the
period
The central panels set into frame and lavishly
painted in gilt on a black lacquer ground with an
idyllic view of West Lake in Hangzhou with courtly
ladies and gentlemen gathered in pavilions engaged
in elegant pursuits amidst bridges and boats, the
reverse with lengthy calligraphic inscription.
238.6cm (94in) high x 432cm (170in) wide. (9)

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY54,000 - 71,000

清道光戊申年（公元1848年）
彩漆西湖園遊九開屏風
Provenance: a Swiss private collection

來源： 瑞士私人收藏

Hangzhou in Zhejiang province is famous for its
historic and cultural scenic spots dotted around it’s
famous West Lake. With famous scholar-poets such
as Bai Juyi 白居易 (772-846) and Su Dongpo 蘇東坡
(1037-1101) as former governors, West Lake became
a major attraction for the literati who travelled there
to write and paint their own impressions. For related
screens with depictions of West Lake, see W.De
Kesel and G.Dhont, Coromandel Lacquer Screens,
Ghent, 2002, pp.71-75.
93 (two views)

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