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Antique Chinese Rosewood and Silk Screen 18th Century browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1837 VR: item # 833746 Please refer to our stock # 2054 when inquiring.
Timeless Antiques By Appointment Laguna Beach, California (949) 246 3952 Guest Book $80,000 |
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| Written authentication for this piece provided by Qi Jixang, Senior Researcher from the National Museum of China in Beijing who closely examined it in person. Interested collectors are encouraged to contact us regarding this documentation. You will not find such a rare important Chinese artistically excellent master work of this size and stature anywhere. Made from the rarest of materials, this four panel fine piece of Chinese Art and heritage is truly special. It includes all rosewood fitted mortise and tenon socketed architectural buttresses anchored by stabilizing large heavy solid zitan foo dogs (foo lions) at the base of each side. The silk panels are all hand embroidered with depictions of divine bird motifs including magpie, crane and pheasant. The joints including the finest most sophisticated through-tenon and feather tenon joints are amazingly precise - the work of a master artisan. The movable stretcher fasteners demonstrate an amazing old clever technology (see close up photo). Unbelievably these and the stretchers are also made of solid zitan. The brass hinges are hand made with hand hewn pins. Dimensions: each of the four panels is 23" wide X 75" high X 2" thick. The foo dogs are each 14" long X 7" high X 4" wide. So the overall screen can normally stand approximately 86" wide. Circa late 18th to early 19th Century. | |||||||||||||||
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