A CHINESE BLACK JAPANNED POLYCHROME AND GILT DECORATED SCREEN, EARLY 19th CENTURY

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A CHINESE BLACK JAPANNED POLYCHROME AND GILT DECORATED SCREEN, EARLY 19th CENTURY
depicting domestic and erotic episodes, the supports modelled as crouching deer -- 82in. (208cm.) wide, 77½in. (197cm.) high
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By repute this screen originates from Ping Yao, Shan Xi Province, notorious for it's dissolute lifestyle, with numerous drinking establishments, theatres and brothels. The somewhat lewd scenes reflect the hedonistic times.

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