**A PAIR OF LARGE FRAMED JADE AND HARDSTONE-DECORATED LACQUER WALL PANELS

19TH CENTURY

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**A PAIR OF LARGE FRAMED JADE AND HARDSTONE-DECORATED LACQUER WALL PANELS
19TH CENTURY
Each rectangular panel made in imitation of 'antiques' displayed on the staggered shelves of an ornate display case, all in jade, various hardstones, amber, coral and wood applied to a black lacquer background, within a hardwood frame fitted with a removable glass panel with key-fret border, the back of each covered in red lacquer carved with rows of shou characters filled with gilding
47¼ x 38¼ in. (120 x 97.1 cm.) (2)

Lot Essay

The use of decorative inlaid panels and furniture was quite popular during the Qing dynasty, especially during the periods of Yongzheng and Qianlong. Many feature hardstone, ivory or wood elements carved in the form of archaic vessels, scholar's objects and cherished antiques. See a detail of similarly inlaid doors of an imperial huanghuali kang cabinet in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated by Hu Desheng in Ming Qing gong ting jia ju da guan, vol. II, Beijing, 2006, pp. 554-5. This type of inlay, celebrating the treasued objects of the past, influenced artists of the 19th century, as reflected in the choice of subject matter in the current example.

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