A FINE CARVED ZITAN TABLE SCREEN

细节
A FINE CARVED ZITAN TABLE SCREEN
QIANLONG

The removable sliding frame carved in relief with stylized hornless dragons divided by cloud scrolls around an inserted brocade panel, the stand comprising three rectangular openwork panels above a pair of shaped aprons to either side, each carved with dragons amid arabesque scrolls, resting on solid feet embracing drums, fitted with an undecorated post with lotus blooms carved back to back and with stretchers carved as a single curling horned dragon--43¼in. (110cm.) high
出版
Sarah Handler, 'Outsanding Pieces in Private Rooms: Chinese Classical Furniture in New American Collections', Orientations, January 1993, pp. 45-52

拍品专文

"With regard to its size, this piece is between a table screen and a stationary screen. This screen was designed to be placed in the middle of tables longer than 1 zhang (1 zhang=3 1/3m)", Wang Shixiang, 1992