Lot Essay
Embellished panels of this type, inlaid with ivory, wood, jade and other precious materials, can be found in a myriad of arrangements and subject matter, and served as imperial furnishings throughout the Palace rooms. See, for example, several panels in-situ in the Forbidden City, illustrated in Ming Qing Gongting Jiaju Daguan, Beijing, pp. 695-701.
A similar example was sold at Christie's London, 6 June 2000, lot 205.
A similar example was sold at Christie's London, 6 June 2000, lot 205.