Lot 18, Auction 3/19/2026: 8 Panel Chinese Qing Era Wood & Painted Marble Screens

$4,225.00

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East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A matching set of 8 Chinese marble folding screens in dark hardwood frameworks, each leaf divided into rectangular reserves holding white marble panels hand-painted with lively figural scenes and framed calligraphic texts. The painted vignettes depict courtly gatherings, gardens, pavilions, and landscape passages, while the upper registers carry poems or couplets in flowing brushwork that lend the set a literati character. End pieces are distinguished by openwork scroll carvings into the wood. Metal bar hinges run along the vertical edges of each panel, allowing the leaves to link and fold into a freestanding screen, however they have not been tested for freestanding capability. A substantial decorative ensemble suited for room division or as a wall-spanning display with strong Chinese pictorial and poetic resonance. Size: 11.5″ L x 1″ W x 70″ H (29.2 cm x 2.5 cm x 177.8 cm)

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Condition: Visible breaklines and losses as shown. The small upper calligraphy marble panel on the second screen from the left is completely loose and not attached, it is missing several large pieces, and has several loose pieces included. Twelve of the marble panels have breaklines and several have some pigment touchups to hide breaklines. Fading and losses to pigment. Wood frames are stable and sturdy, and have expected chips and abrasions, with several stable pressure fissures. As noted, these have hinges, but have not been tested for functionality, as some metal attachments are bent.

Provenance: private Studio City, California, USA collection

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