A LACQUERED AND PAINTED 'IMMORTAL' FLOOR SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

the rectangular panel painted with a large figure of the Star God, Lu Xing, the portly figure wearing an elaborate red 'dragon' robe and headdress, holding a scroll in one hand and a basket with a small prancing deer in the other, all on a black lacquer ground, the reverse with an inscription and dated to the 1st year of the Guangxu reign, corresponding to 1875, set within a wood frame, the mixed wood stand carved with foliate motifs and comprising a pair of uprights, flanked by shaped spandrels, joined by a wide central panel above a scrollwork shaped apron, all supported on trestle feet raised on metal casters, the base with metal mounts and a long wood dowel set between the two front feet 

The painted panel with wear, losses of pigment and lacquer. There have been repairs, over-paint and consolidation to splitting and losses. The frame and stand with chips, nicks, splits and minor repairs consistent with age and use. The surface has been shellacked. Please note that this lot will require a CITES permit for export outside of the United States.
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