18TH CENTURY

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A five-fold coromandel lacquer screen
18th Century
Carved through the dark brown lacquer ground and painted in a multitude of colours, one depicting three officials seated behind a table watching a combat scene between two men armed with spears, within a row of mountain landscapes above and rows of birds among plants on the sides and bottom, the other side showing an equestrian combat scene outside a garden wall, inside a pavilion with two women flanking a figure, the lower section and two sides decorated with various plants below a row with 'The Hundred Antiquites' at the top, restored
each panel 185 cm. high x 38 cm. wide

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Lot Essay

The term 'coromandel' originated from the coromandel coast of India and was used to describe items originating from the 'Indies' which included pieces from India, China and Japan. Large quantities of these folding screens were exported to Europe in the 17th and 18th Century, but at the same time were fashioned to grace the homes of Chinese high officials.

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