A DUAN STONE 'LANDSCAPE' TABLE SCREEN, QING

A DUAN STONE 'LANDSCAPE AND POEM' TABLE SCREEN, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. The panel is carved on one side in high relief, skillfully utilizing the shadings of the stone, to depict a vast rocky landscape with various trees and pavilions, a fisherman in a small boat emerging from behind a rock, and another figure crossing a bridge above a finely incised waterfall. The reverse is inscribed with a poem.

Inscriptions: To reverse, a poem, and signed 'Ma Genxian'.

Provenance: The property of a Gentleman in London, United Kingdom.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, minuscule nicks, and shallow surface scratches.

Weight: 1,554 g (excl. stand) and 2,077 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Size 25.7 x 19 cm (the duan stone panel), Height 30.8 cm (incl. stand)

With a carved hardwood stand, probably of the period. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related but larger duan stone table screen, also dated to the 19th century and similarly carved in high relief with a landscape, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 September 2019, lot 898, sold for USD 23,750.

清代端石山水插屏
中國，十九世紀。插屏一面巧妙運用端石陰影高浮雕，展現了廣闊的山石、樹木和亭臺樓閣景觀。近處可見漁夫划著一艘小船從岩石後面出來，遠處山間小橋上站著一個人。 背面刻有一首詩。

款識：馬根仙
來源：英國倫敦一位紳士的收藏
品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、微小的劃痕和表面淺劃痕。

重量：1,554 克 (不含底座)，2,077 克 (含底座)
尺寸：25.7 x 19 厘米 (插屏)，高30.8 厘米 (含底座)

可能是清代的硬木雕底座 (2)

拍賣結果比較：一件十九世紀端石高浮雕山水插屏﹐見紐約佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年9月13日lot 898, 售價USD 23,750。