19TH CENTURY

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**AN INLAID AND GILT-LACQUER HARDWOOD SIX-PANEL SCREEN
19TH CENTURY
One side elaborately set with carved inlays of jade, agate, ivory, hardwood and cloisonné enamel, the central panels inlaid with " A Hundred Antiquities", including archaistic bronzes and vases with flowering branches beside auspicious objects and jade animals including mandarin ducks, the upper band painted with pairs of scholars among stylized clouds, the lower band with inlays of large archaistic bronze vessels on various wooden stands, the reverse gilt on black lacquer with a scrolling cloud motif, the molded apron with a lotus scroll design, the legs of rectangular section
84½ in (215 cm.) high, 1¼ in. (3.1 cm.) wide, 18¼ in. (46.3 cm.) deep

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Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

For a discussion of the Qing revival of "A Hundred Antiquities" as a motif, see the article by C. Evarts on pp. 11-15 of this catalogue. The 'One Hundred Precious Objects' inlay technique or baibaoqian derives its name from the assorted material used in creating the pattern, such as burl wood, porcelain, jade, mother-of-pearl, ivory, rhinoceros horn, and tortoiseshell. For a discussion of this technique, see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 145. For an example with similar decoration, see the set of three sandalwood screens in Zhang Qin, The Art of Ch'ing Dynasty Furniture, National Museum of History, Taipei, 1985, pp. 102-3.

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