Table Screen
1760-1800 (made)
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Table screens, a pair, each consisting of a plaque of pale green jade, carved in openwork with a landscape, and set in a narrow frame of dark wood inlaid with silver wire in a scrolling fret-pattern; at the back is a plaque of the same size and shape in gold-splashed lacquer, while on each side is a piece of pale-green jade carved in openwork with a symmetrical lotus-plant. The stands are of dark wood carved with raised scrolling frets, and slightly gilt on the front.
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade with carved decoration, wooden stand |
Brief description | Table screen, carved jade in wooden frame, a pair, China, 1760-1800 |
Physical description | Table screens, a pair, each consisting of a plaque of pale green jade, carved in openwork with a landscape, and set in a narrow frame of dark wood inlaid with silver wire in a scrolling fret-pattern; at the back is a plaque of the same size and shape in gold-splashed lacquer, while on each side is a piece of pale-green jade carved in openwork with a symmetrical lotus-plant. The stands are of dark wood carved with raised scrolling frets, and slightly gilt on the front. |
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Content description | 746-1903 shows rocks, water (represented by fretwork), pines, and buildings; two figures crossing a bridge, a third ploughing with an ox, while a fourth is carrying vessels with a yoke. 746A-1903 shows rocks, water (represented by fretwork), pines, and buildings; a figure is seated at a table under a pavilion, while another holds out a cloth to catch the leaves thrown down from a tree by a third, there is also a man resting with two yoked baskets, and a figure seen at the open window of a house. |
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Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Previously in the Guthrie collection |
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Bibliographic reference | Wilson, Ming. Chinese Jades. London: V&A Publications, 2004. p. 93, no. 90. |
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Accession number | 746-1903 |
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Record created | March 15, 2005 |
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