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66. A H u a n g H u a l i A n d m A r B l e t A B l e s C r e e n
17th - 18th Century

the Dali marble panel cut and polished on both sides to show abstract scenes evoking flowing rivers in
cloud-shrouded mountains, mounted within a plain wide huanghuali frame raised on bracket supports
braced by curvilinear spandrels and a matching apron.

18¼ × 20 /16 × 8¾ inches (46.3 × 51.3 × 22.2 cm)
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Provenance Collection of Arch. Ignazio Vok, Austria

Published Pure Form: Classical Chinese Furniture, Vok Collection, Munich, 2004, no. 42
Exhibited Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln, Pure Form, 2004

Small table screens, sometimes referred to as inkscreens, were essential paraphernalia for the Chinese scholar’s painting table,
with the primary function of shielding the area used for ink preparation from drafts and sunlight. This type of table screen,
with panels made from marble found in Dali, Yunnan province showing natural abstract landscapes also had a more esoteric
function, serving as a source of inspiration, taking the scholar’s mind away from mundane reality into the freer realm of art
and creativity.

十七－十八世紀 黃花梨嵌大理石山水紋硯屏 46.3 × 51.3 × 22.2 厘米