Chinese Lacquered Two-Panel Screen with Inset Mother-of-Pearl Bird Motifs

Item Details

This two-panel Chinese Export floor screen features an intricate combination of red and black lacquer work adorned with traditional motifs. Each panel contains a large, black-ground oval medallion featuring high-relief inlays of carved bone and iridescent mother-of-pearl depicting birds perched among blossoming branches. The surrounding red frame is hand-painted with plum blossoms, while the lower rectangular registers depict koi fish in a pond. The screen is structurally reinforced with decorative engraved brass corner mounts and moves on original small metal casters. The reverse of the screen is finished in red lacquer with larger-scale hand-painted landscapes and floral scenes.

Condition

- overall with various scratches, marks, nicks, abrasions, restoration and wear consistent with age and use; finish loss and fading; cracks; residue; wood worm damage; dents and tarnish.

Dimensions

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Item #

ITMGQ91037