A DATED SIX-LEAF INLAID JIAJINGMU AND HUAMU SCREEN
INSCRIBED KANGXI WU SHI YI NIAN, CORRESPONDING TO 1713, AND OF THE PERIOD
One side of each rectangular leaf is carved in relief on the jiajingmu frame with panels to the top and bottom sections, decorated with shaped cartouches enclosing stylised characters amidst sinuous kui dragons. The first and sixth end frames are carved with figures of the Eight Daoist Immortals with attendants, the huamu panels elaborately set with carved inlays of agate, soapstone, quartz, ivory, mother-of-pearl and various other materials, depicting garden scenes with scholars and ladies at various leisurely pursuits, including playing the flute and qin, drinking tea, painting, and burning incense. The reverse is decorated with a lengthy inscription bearing a Kangxi date.
Each panel 74 in. x 18 7/8 in. (188 cm. x 48.5 cm.)
A DATED SIX-LEAF INLAID JIAJINGMU AND HUAMU SCREEN
INSCRIBED KANGXI WU SHI YI NIAN, CORRESPONDING TO 1713, AND OF THE PERIOD
One side of each rectangular leaf is carved in relief on the jiajingmu frame with panels to the top and bottom sections, decorated with shaped cartouches enclosing stylised characters amidst sinuous kui dragons. The first and sixth end frames are carved with figures of the Eight Daoist Immortals with attendants, the huamu panels elaborately set with carved inlays of agate, soapstone, quartz, ivory, mother-of-pearl and various other materials, depicting garden scenes with scholars and ladies at various leisurely pursuits, including playing the flute and qin, drinking tea, painting, and burning incense. The reverse is decorated with a lengthy inscription bearing a Kangxi date.
Each panel 74 in. x 18 7/8 in. (188 cm. x 48.5 cm.)
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