A set of four embellished lacquer panels Qing dynasty, late 19th century
4Estimate $13,000 – $15,000
each rectangular black lacquer panel inlaid in various hardstones and bone, and painted with further detailing, depicting figures in a garden setting, one of an old man and two maidens by a lotus pool and pine tree, another of a maiden and attendant offered tea by a servant, beside a pavilion and prunus tree, another with maidens beside a fruiting peach tree, and another with a sage and attendant carrying a qin watched by a maiden in a pavilion beside a maple tree, each panel with an applied inscription, the panels glazed within the wood frames
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each panel 139 cm high, 58.7 cm wide
Provenance
Bonham's, Sydney, 27 May 2012, lot 182
Private Collection, Sydney
Condition Report
The lacquer grounds with some fine surface cracks and some surface wear and streaks. One panel with a replaced character in the inscription and some repair to one of the leaves of the banana plant.
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Anthony HurlConsultant Specialist Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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Marlene CartlidgeAdministrator Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Marlene Cartlidge |
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20 Mar 2019 |
Sydney
6 PM