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Lot 186Y

A Pair of Jade and hardstone overlay Lacquer panels
Imperial workshops, 18th century

21 September 2020, 12:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$387,575 inc. premium

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A Pair of Jade and hardstone overlay Lacquer panels

Imperial workshops, 18th century
Each lacquered panel embellished with inset jade, coral, wood and other semiprecious stones to form birds and flower blossoms on an light ochre lacquered ground, both with three incised poems in clerical script with the signature of the calligrapher chen Jin Jian, each with a hardwood frame carved with bats and clouds, with silver wire inlay to the inner border.
41 5/8 x 28 1/4in (105.7 x 71.8cm), including the frame (2).

Footnotes

十八世紀 御製漆地嵌百寶花鳥題詩掛屏一對

The style and quality of these panels compare favorably with those depicted in Nancy Berliner et al (2010) The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum, pp 102-103 cat. 25. See as well ibid, passim for numerous other objects with similar quality and style hardstone overlay. Those published pieces all were meant to adorn the Juanqin Zhai, Qianlong's 'Studio of Exhaustion from Diligent Service' in a corner of the Forbidden City for him to enjoy towards the end of his career and through his subsequent assumption of the role of 'Emperor Emeritus' in 1795. In addition to imperial poems, the present lot is also inscribed with poems signed by the 18th century Manchu official Jin Jian, known for his poetry and assigned by Qianlong to the editing of the Siku Quanshu huiyao as well as other literary tasks throughout his long career.

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