California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 15, 2014  Mar. 15, 2014

 Lot # 2362 
A SIX PANEL CARVED LACQUER APPLIQUE FLOOR SCREENS "EIGHTEEN ARHATS"    民國早期 剔紅雕漆嵌八寶十八羅漢屏風


  • Dimension: H: 72 1/4 in (183.5 cm), W: 15 3/4 in (40 cm)
  • Estimate From: $6000
  • Estimate To: $7000

These six panels of the lacquer floor screens depict the Eighteen Arhats, with rhyming couplets on the outer panels. The centers of second and fifth panels were rendered with three Arhats each, while the centers of third and fourth panels were rendered with six Arhats each. The body parts were carved out of wood and bone. The other areas of the panels were embellished with soap stones, lapis lazuli, malachite, turquoise, white jade, jadeite, agate, and pink tourmaline. Early Republic period.


此剔紅雕屏風用料講究,鑲嵌有象牙,壽山石,白玉,青金石,翡翠,碧璽,瑪瑙。做工精細,佈局合理,形態自如,品相完整,具有強烈的時代感。