18TH/19TH CENTURY

A similar puddingstone panel and wood stand of the same size is illustrated by G. Tsang and H. Moss in Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 232, no. 219, where it is dated mid to late Qing. The puddingstone (limestone conglomerate) used for the illustrated screen is very similar to that used for the present screen. Although the illustrated stand is of slightly different shape, the arrangement of the bats on the stand appears very similar, with three bats on each side, two of the bats suspending peaches, and two bats on each upper brace. Based on these similarities, it is likely that the screens were made at the same time, at the same workshop.