A RARE DATED TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN

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A RARE DATED TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN

INSCRIBED KANGXI WU ZI NIAN, CORRESPONDING TO 1708, AND OF THE PERIOD

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A RARE DATED TWELVE-PANEL COROMANDEL LACQUER SCREEN
INSCRIBED KANGXI WU ZI NIAN, CORRESPONDING TO 1708, AND OF THE PERIOD
The screen finely carved on one side with an extensive scene in which Shoulao and other immortals descend on billowing clouds to meet Xiwangmu, being attended to by several servants in a terraced courtyard as other immortals approach from crashing waves below, with various other scenes of two figures playing weiqi at a small table while others wash a large elephant below immortals examining a Daoist scroll, the whole framed by flowers and precious objects along the top, and dragons and mythical animals along the sides and bottom, the reverse with a lengthy inscription and Kangxi cyclical date framed by precious objects and various scenes of birds and flowers
111 in. (282 cm.) high, 249 in. (632 cm.) wide

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拍品專文

Large screens decorated with landscape scenes were popular during the Kangxi period, and were an important part of household furnishings, often displayed on special occasions. The present lot is an excellent example of an unusual type, decorated with an elaborate scene of Daoist immortals.
The inscription on the reverse indicates that the screen was presented to Madame Deng by members of her family in celebration of her birthday, and extolls her virtues as a mother.