Lot Essay
For a discussion of marble and other stones used in Ming and early Qing furniture see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 153-4.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LARGE GREY AND WHITE VARIEGATED DALI MARBLE PANEL
Details
A LARGE GREY AND WHITE VARIEGATED DALI MARBLE PANEL
The thinly cut rectangular panel with black and grey-white inclusions silhouetted on the creamy-white ground suggestive of a steep mountain range with streaming waterfalls and looming clouds
45½ in. (115.6 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, wood stand
The thinly cut rectangular panel with black and grey-white inclusions silhouetted on the creamy-white ground suggestive of a steep mountain range with streaming waterfalls and looming clouds
45½ in. (115.6 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, wood stand
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 18 September 1997, lot 178.