LARGE STONE-INLAID 'PHOENIXES' SCREEN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
£18,900
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 4 November 2022 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 紫檀鑲百寶嵌百鳥朝鳳大褂屏
exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl, jade, soapstone, semi-precious stones and wood into a coloured ground in shades of blue, depicting various birds, including magpies, cranes and mandarin ducks worshipping two large phoenixes perching under a large wutong tree, with zitan frames and gilt-bronze hanging mount
Dimensions
74cm x 109.1cm
Provenance
Provenance: Formerly in a private European collection