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AN IVORY DOUBLE-SIDED ‘IMMORTALS AND
DRAGON BOAT’ TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI
Ivory engraved and carved in low relief. Good patina
China, the screen Kangxi, around 1700, the stand Qing
Dynasty

The rectangular plaque carved with Immortals on a
dragon boat sailing towards a villa enshrouded with mist,
the reverse with a calligraphic inscription and a scene
with birds and flowers, mounted in a partially reticulated
stand with archaistic carving and two Buddhist lions
guarding the screen.

Shape: Table screen
Weight: 405 grams
Dimensions: Height 26,8 cm
Condition: Some age cracks, the stand with minor losses.
Generally in good condition
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection.

Literature: Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection.
December 1990. By Simon Kwan, Peter Y. K. Lam and
Yang Boda. (for a comprehensive overview of Chinese
ivories and many interesting examples from the Kangxi
period)
Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 3 12
DECEMBER 2015, HONG KONG, lot 445. (for a related AN IVORY DOUBLE-SIDED ‘NARRATIVE’ TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI Literature: Chinese Ivories from the Kwan Collection. December 1990.
table screen) Artist signature on the stand. Ivory engraved and carved in low relief. By Simon Kwan, Peter Y. K. Lam and Yang Boda. (for a comprehensive
Good patina overview of Chinese ivories and many interesting examples from the
⹟䅁⸜攻尉䈁晽”漵凇㷉㱛”䠗⯷ China, the screen Kangxi, around 1700, the stand Qing Dynasty Kangxi period)
㶢㴖晽尉䈁炻列⤥⃱㽌炻側悐
ᷕ⚳炻⯷ⷽ䁢⹟䅁⸜攻晽墥炻➢⹏䁢㶭㛅晽墥 The rectangular plaque carved with a narrative scene with two ladies in a Auction result comparison: CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 3 DECEMBER 2015,
⑩䚠列⤥ garden studio receiving a letter, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription HONG KONG, lot 445. (for a related table screen)
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 and a scene with birds and flowers, mounted in a partially reticulated
stand with archaistic carving and two Buddhist lions guarding the screen. ⹟䅁⸜攻尉䈁晽”䪍⫸䌣䈑”䠗⯷
EstimateġEUR 800,- 尉䈁㶢㴖晽炻側悐晽㚱叔㤂䘬˪Ḽ㖍奨⤻˫娑⎍炻➢⹏⇣㚱晽侭⎵炻刚㽌列
Starting price EUR 400,- Shape: Table screen ⤥
Weight: 438 grams ᷕ⚳炻⯷ⷽ䁢⹟䅁㗪㛇晽墥炻䲬1700⸜炻➢⹏䁢㶭㛅墥
Dimensions: Height 24,6 cm ⑩䚠列⤥炻ṃ姙⸜ẋ忈ㆸ䘬塪䲳炻ᷕ攻㚱ᶨ庫⣏塪䕽
Condition: Some age cracks, one in the center a bit larger, the stand with 劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
minor losses. Generally in good condition
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection EstimateġEUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 300,-

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