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2017 Autumn Auctions
Wooden Elegance—Classical Furniture from the Collection of Lu Ban Zhuang in Singapore

1008
Pair of Wire design enamel hanging screens with flowers design and gold-plated copper character “卍”(Qianlong Reign of Qing Period)

68cm×68cm (26 3/4×26 3/4 in)


Of square form, each centered with a large gilt-bronze auspicious wan or swastika emblem, finely carved with bats and peaches, dividing the panel into four square parts intricately enameled with different plants against a T-shaped diaper ground, two with deep blue ground while the other two with turquoise-blue; one panel with pink and white plum blossoms in the upper right part, blue and green bamboo and rockwork in the lower right part, yellow and white Buddha’s hand citrons in the upper left, pink and white blossoms in the lower left; the other panel with yellow and white Buddha’s hand citrons in the upper right part, pink and white blossoms in the lower right part, pink and white plum blossoms in the upper left, blue and green bamboo and rockwork in the lower left; each part with a inscription relating each scene, each panelframed with zitan wood and mounted with two gilt-brass cloud-shaped wall hangers.
The present pair of panels was once displayed in the imperial court during the Qianlong period. They are exceptional in their unique design. The layout of the thin wires forming the cloisons are precise and well planned and the bright enamel colors are all delicately blended and sophisticatedly done. The Palace Museum in Shenyang holds another pair of exactly same panels, which were collected in the imperial court of the Qing dynasty.

Price estimate:
HKD: 300,000 - 500,000
USD: 38,500 - 64,100

Auction Result:
HKD: 354,000

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