CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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PAIRE DE PANNEAUX EN IVOIRE POLYCHROME
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Ils sont à décor de branchages fleuris et d'oiseau finement sculptés en relief, appliqués sur un fond de motifs ajourés ; quelques usures.
Dimensions avec le cadre : 29 x 20,5 cm. (11 ½ x 8 in.)

Provenance

Previously in an English private collection.

Special notice

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.

Further details

A PAIR OF FRAMED POLYCHROME EMBELLISHED IVORY PANELS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

This exceptional skill belongs to an elite group of luxury wares produced in the 18th century in Guangzhou, as tribute for the Court. Like the present example, they typically feature bird and flower scenes rendered in delicate ivory appliques superimposed on intricately woven ivory caning. Compare to several imperial fans with very similar techiniques in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo meishu quanji; Zhumu yajiaoqi, vol. 11, Shanghai, 1996, p. 95, no. 113. (Fig. 1); The Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Beijing, 2002, pp. 181-2, nos. 140-1; Gugong zhenbao, Beijing, 2004, p. 159; and Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Art Gallery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987, p. 71, no. 7.

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