A twelve-panel lacquer 'birthday' coromandel screen, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
(12)
Height 110½ in., 280.6 cm; width of each panel 19¼ in., 48.9 cm
Condition Report:
The panels with numerous areas of consolidation and restoration to loss of lacquer, splitting and loss of pigment, particularly along the edges. There is wear and small losses to the pigments and surface consistent with age and type. The panel to the left missing a shaped-spandrel at the base, as illustrated on the catalogue image.
屏風見些許脫漆、開裂及失彩經修及加固，尤見於沿邊等處。整體見些許磨損、失彩及表面缺失，與其年代及品類相符。最左屏底一牙板缺失，如圖錄照片所示。
Catalogue Note:
The Crosby family occupies a distinguished place in American cultural and intellectual history. Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. (1937-2007) was a descendant of Professor Sumner McKnight Crosby (1909–1982), the internationally renowned Yale University art historian and archaeologist, and one of the foremost twentieth-century authorities on the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in France. Professor Crosby devoted more than four decades to Yale. During the Second World War, he participated in the Allied Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, contributing to the protection and preservation of Europe’s cultural heritage. In recognition of his scholarly achievements and his contributions to the preservation of French cultural patrimony, he was later awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French government. His papers are preserved in the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, underscoring his enduring significance in the field of art history.
Provenance:
Collection of Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. (1937-2007).
(12)
Height 110½ in., 280.6 cm; width of each panel 19¼ in., 48.9 cm
Condition Report:
The panels with numerous areas of consolidation and restoration to loss of lacquer, splitting and loss of pigment, particularly along the edges. There is wear and small losses to the pigments and surface consistent with age and type. The panel to the left missing a shaped-spandrel at the base, as illustrated on the catalogue image.
屏風見些許脫漆、開裂及失彩經修及加固，尤見於沿邊等處。整體見些許磨損、失彩及表面缺失，與其年代及品類相符。最左屏底一牙板缺失，如圖錄照片所示。
Catalogue Note:
The Crosby family occupies a distinguished place in American cultural and intellectual history. Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. (1937-2007) was a descendant of Professor Sumner McKnight Crosby (1909–1982), the internationally renowned Yale University art historian and archaeologist, and one of the foremost twentieth-century authorities on the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in France. Professor Crosby devoted more than four decades to Yale. During the Second World War, he participated in the Allied Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, contributing to the protection and preservation of Europe’s cultural heritage. In recognition of his scholarly achievements and his contributions to the preservation of French cultural patrimony, he was later awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French government. His papers are preserved in the archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, underscoring his enduring significance in the field of art history.
Provenance:
Collection of Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. (1937-2007).
