California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 18, 2018  March 18, 2018

 Lot # 3409 
A VERY LARGE JADE INSET AND GILT-PAINTED HARDWOOD SCREEN    清 紅木大型博古紋御題詩描金山水紋插屏


  • Dimension: Height: 84 5/8 in (214.9 cm) Width: 50 7/8 in (129.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $15000
  • Estimate To: $25000

The panel is finely inlaid in white jade,yellow jade,spinach jade,black jade,and agate with precious and scholarly objects,including a yellow jade elephant,back draped with white jade and agate blanket,supporting a spinach jade vase containing flower and leaves; an archaistic white jade vessel ding and a spinach jade ruyi with yellow jade tassel; a white jade 'buddhist hand' on a black jade stand,etc. The upper right hand further embellished in white jade with an imperial poem. The reverse gilt-painted with scene of mountains and islands landscape,all reserved on black lacquer ground and set into a hongmu base carved on the aprons and spandrels with intricate stylized floral scrolls. Qing Dynasty period.