CHINA - Circa 1900 Small five-panel folding screen made of...
CHINA - Circa 1900
Small five-panel folding screen made of Coromandel lacquer, engraved with depictions of young women and musicians in a palace garden. The lower section is decorated with motifs of furniture and objects symbolizing good fortune. The borders are decorated with phoenixes. The reverse side is decorated with pairs of birds—turtledoves, peacocks, a crane, and a parrot—among peonies. (Minor restorations and losses).
H. 127 cm. Width of one panel: 30 cm
CHINA - Circa 1900
Small five-panel folding screen made of Coromandel lacquer, engraved with depictions of young women and musicians in a palace garden. The lower section is decorated with motifs of furniture and objects symbolizing good fortune. The borders are decorated with phoenixes. The reverse side is decorated with pairs of birds—turtledoves, peacocks, a crane, and a parrot—among peonies. (Minor restorations and losses).
H. 127 cm. Width of one panel: 30 cm