拍品 1231
1231
A RARE AND UNUSUAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUERED CORNER-LEG TABLE
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LAVINIA MINTY RUSSELL
A RARE AND UNUSUAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUERED CORNER-LEG TABLE

18TH CENTURY

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A RARE AND UNUSUAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUERED CORNER-LEG TABLE
18TH CENTURY
The long, narrow top finely inlaid in mother-of-pearl with a continuous scene of walled pavilions and an island amidst a mountainous waterscape, supported on a narrow waist inlaid with a single diaper band above shaped aprons and cabriole legs inlaid with a leafy lotus scroll and supported on small tabs
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high, 55 in. (139.6 cm.) wide, 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
來源
Edgar and Hedwig Worch.

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The inlaid decoration on the top of the present table features a large walled island replete with pavilions and a tall tower. The same decoration can be found on a carved cinnabar lacquer table screen included in the exhibition, Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong, The Field Museum, Chicago, 2004, p. 253, no. 322, where the authors note that the island represents the traditional birthday motto 'Longevity Island in Fortune Sea'.