A Embroidered Silk Panel Inset Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hongmu Table Screen

EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY

民國紅木嵌螺鈿粵綉百鳥朝鳳桌屏
richly embroidered with polychrome floss against a cream satin ground with resplendent ground birds, phoenix, and pairs aflight over rockery with growths of peony and pine, all set within a frame of rectangular section, inlaid with iridescent mother-of-pearl in the form of various flowers heads interspersed with leafy sprays and a border of bosses, all above a conforming stand, similarly worked with a figural frieze and butterflies.

Height overall 33 1/8 x 21 1/4 in., 84 x 54 cm.

Property from the Collection of David S. Stover, Dayton, Ohio

Height of panel 22 7/8 x width15 in., 58 x 38 cm.
The silk panel with some spotting, namely to lower right corner, and creasing. The integrity of the frame intact, though slightly loose, and missing several inlays, with some scuff and surface scratches. The base with some scuffs and scratches, with old restorations to the supporting panels.

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Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Embroidered Silk Panel Inset Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hongmu Table Screen

Chinese & Southeast Asian Works of Art

A Embroidered Silk Panel Inset Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hongmu Table Screen

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