Jadeite and wood standing lantern, Qing dynasty
Jadeite and wood standing lantern, Qing dynasty
Standing lantern made of assembled hardwood and jadeite plaques. The plaques are rectangular and delicately decorated with engraved elements, embellished with gold. The scenes depict women in different situations surrounded by nature. There are a total of four framed sides and a border of fretwork around them. At the top and bottom there is a frieze of leaves with a concave profile, followed by another frieze of square fretwork. It stands on a foot with a square profile and a skirt trimmed with archaic reliefs.
Size: 26 x 10.50 x 10.70 cm; Total weight: 855 g.
Provenance: Private European collection.
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Jadeite and wood standing lantern, Qing dynasty
Standing lantern made of assembled hardwood and jadeite plaques. The plaques are rectangular and delicately decorated with engraved elements, embellished with gold. The scenes depict women in different situations surrounded by nature. There are a total of four framed sides and a border of fretwork around them. At the top and bottom there is a frieze of leaves with a concave profile, followed by another frieze of square fretwork. It stands on a foot with a square profile and a skirt trimmed with archaic reliefs.
Size: 26 x 10.50 x 10.70 cm; Total weight: 855 g.
Provenance: Private European collection.