CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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ECRAN DE TABLE EN JADE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
En forme de disque en jade gris marbré, incisé et doré d'un décor de fleurs, rochers, rivière et paysage montagneux et portant un poème composé par l'Empereur Qianlong en éloge aux chrysanthèmes d'automne ; socle en bois postérieur
Diamètre: 14,5 cm. (5¾ in.)

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AN INSCRIBED MOTTLED GREY JADE TABLE SCREEN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Lot Essay

The inscription can be translated as follows:
Ye hui jia pa qiu ben chou ('wild flowers and grown blossoms are still abundant in automn')
Ju hua kai ji zhong fang shou ('as soon as chrysanthemums bloom, all other beauties retreat')
Nu yi shei dao wei si yan ('who says that Nuyi only cares for the bright-coloured ?')
Ke zhi you zhen qi du tou ('know that it is the subtle and the truthful that please her')

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