A Chinese lacquer and hardstone inlaid four-panel...
A Chinese lacquer and hardstone inlaid four-panel screen, early 20th century, inlaid with soapstone, mother of pearl, bone, hardstone, lacquer and lapis, depicting a busy garden landscape in which figures are taking tea, playing instruments, and writing verse, beneath panels of precious objects, and above panels of Buddhist lions, painted to the reverse with exotic birds amid flowering foliage, 170cm x 144cm
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A Chinese lacquer and hardstone inlaid four-panel screen, early 20th century, inlaid with soapstone, mother of pearl, bone, hardstone, lacquer and lapis, depicting a busy garden landscape in which figures are taking tea, playing instruments, and writing verse, beneath panels of precious objects, and above panels of Buddhist lions, painted to the reverse with exotic birds amid flowering foliage, 170cm x 144cm