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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTION
         2854
         AN IMPERIAL INSCRIBED PALE CELADON JADE
         TABLE SCREEN
         QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
         The screen is exquisitely carved in high relief on one side with a
         dramatic mountainous landscape scene detailed with a scholar in
         conversation with his attendant surrounded by steep mountain
         peaks, pine and wutong trees. Behind this is depicted an open
         pavilion nestled in the hanging cliffs and a gushing waterfall in
         the distance, all below the swirling cloud line. The reverse of
         the plaque is inscribed with an imperial poem by the Qianlong
         emperor.
         11 in. (28 cm.) high, zitan stand
         HK$1,500,000-2,000,000        US$200,000-260,000

         ᪺̗㡳   㤎Ⅾἕ྽㧎だᏥᾦ〲ۤॲ⋞൞

         ㉼ᙔ厍
         ☟ᶴ⽨㺇⨿ࢦཊ卿ஏஏൈ⸌ᘶ᳖㩽厎
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         ስካ⯇ݰᎰ㙄㊽卿ӬზႱഗ⁒ംᇵǯ

































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