A PAIR OF WELL-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR TABLE SCREENS
A PAIR OF WELL-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR TABLE SCREENS

18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF WELL-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR TABLE SCREENS
18TH CENTURY
Each thick plaque deeply carved on both sides with fantastic lush mountainous landscapes dotted with pine and paulownia trees, one screen with four sages conversing on a foot bridge below a fifth sage ascending a steep rocky path towards a compound of clustered buildings nestled in the hills above, the reverse with a pair of cranes below a remote pavilion, the other screen carved with three sages and two young male attendants traversing foot paths towards a compound of clustered buildings nestled under craggy ledges, the reverse with a pair of deer and a remote pavilion, the stone of deep, rich green color with some sparse fine black speckling
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high, wood stands (2)

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Lot Essay

The fine, deep carving of this table screen is similar in style to that found on other table screens of Qianlong date, such as the rectangular screen reputed to be from the Summer Palace, Beijing, in the collection of Mr. R. Bruce, London, illustrated by L. Ashton and B. Gray, Chinese Art, London, 1953, p. 342, pl. 136.

Compare, also, the carving on another Qianlong period rectangular spinach-green jade screen of closely related size (24 cm.), sold in these rooms, 30 March 2005, lot 139. Other Qianlong period spinach-green jade screens exhibiting similar carving style have been sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 27 October 2003, lot 846, and an imperially inscribed example from the collection of Alan & Simone Hartman, 28 November 2006, lot 1365.

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