A HARDSTONE AND JADE-INLAID ZITAN TABLE SCREEN, QING

A HARDSTONE AND JADE-INLAID ZITAN TABLE SCREEN, QING China, 1644-1912. The rectangular lacquered panel inlaid in celadon jade with an imposing archaistic gu vase, with handles issuing from monster mouths and decorated with palm-leaf blades, taotie masks, and chilongs, containing a brush, a scroll, and other scholar’s objects and standing on a base, inlaid in various hardstones such as soapstone, quartz, and nephrite. Provenance: From a private collector in Texas, USA, of ancient German ancestry. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use, some age cracks, warping and gaps to wood, one hardstone inlay with a crack, minor nicks and dents here and there. Weight: 3.4 kg Dimensions: Height 63.5 cm (incl. stand), Panel size 47.7 x 37.7 cm The backside of the panel painted in gilt and polychrome lacquer with auspicious objects and scrolling clouds. The zitan frame carved with a key-fret band along the inner edge, the zitan stand carved with chilong to the sides as well as lotuses and peaches below the panel. Opulent embellished lacquer panels such as the present lot utilizing prized materials set onto lacquer surfaces, were used within the Imperial palaces as hanging panels, table screens raised on wood stands, and incorporated within furniture such as Imperial thrones and cabinets. Literature comparison: See the Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, nos. 18, 19, 180, 182, and 183. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related table screen, of smaller size and dated to the Qianlong period, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 28 November 2017, lot 44, sold for HKD 375,000 . 清代紫檀鑲寳插屏 中國，1644-1912年。青玉鑲嵌于長方形的漆板中，古樸的花瓶中置立著各種如軟玉、石英與皂石雕刻而成的毛筆、捲軸、如意和拂塵。 來源： 美國德克薩斯私人收藏，藏家有著傳承已久的德國血統。 品相： 狀況良好，有舊時磨損，使用痕跡，一些年代裂紋、翹曲和縫隙，一塊硬石鑲嵌物帶有裂紋，到處有小刻痕和凹痕。 重量：3.4 公斤 尺寸：含底座高63.5 厘米, 插屏47.7 x 37.7厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一個相似但尺寸較小的乾隆時期桌屏，於2017年11月28日在香港邦瀚斯Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場售出，拍號44，成交價HKD 375,000。