Lot Essay
This panel probably depicts a scene from Pipa ji (The Story of the Lute) and shows Wuniang on her way to the capital.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
A CARVED RED LACQUER PANEL
LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD
Details
A CARVED RED LACQUER PANEL
LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD
The rectangular panel is well-carved in high relief with a moonlit scene of a lady seated beneath the arching branches of a plum tree while playing the pipa, all reserved on a diaper ground. The integral, red lacquer frame is carved with further plum branches on a different diaper ground. An inscription carved in relief in the lower right corner reads Zhu Chen ke (carved by Zhu Chen). A square seal below reads Zhu Chen. The lower left corner is carved with a seal reading Sun Guoxin yin (seal of Sun Guoxin). The panel is embellished at the top with a metal mount for hanging.
23¾ x 18¼ in. (60.3 x 46.4 cm.)
LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD
The rectangular panel is well-carved in high relief with a moonlit scene of a lady seated beneath the arching branches of a plum tree while playing the pipa, all reserved on a diaper ground. The integral, red lacquer frame is carved with further plum branches on a different diaper ground. An inscription carved in relief in the lower right corner reads Zhu Chen ke (carved by Zhu Chen). A square seal below reads Zhu Chen. The lower left corner is carved with a seal reading Sun Guoxin yin (seal of Sun Guoxin). The panel is embellished at the top with a metal mount for hanging.
23¾ x 18¼ in. (60.3 x 46.4 cm.)
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