A TWELVE-PANEL BROWN-GROUND COROMANDEL SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

one side decorated with a scene of numerous immortals and figures from Daoist folklore, including Laozi riding his ox, Wang Zhi watching immortals play chess, the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, the Star Gods inspecting the Taiji Diagram, Dongfang Shuo stealing the peaches of Immortality, the Mansion Rising from the Sea, the Oxherd and the Weaving Maid, the Fairy scattering flowers, the Hehe Twins, Ma Gu, the Queen Mother of the West and Liu Hai, within panels of landscapes and mythical animals, the other side carved to show the birthday celebration for Guo Ziyi, a Tang dynasty hero, the arriving guests crossing the footbridge to approach the central pavilion where the hero is entertained by dancers and musicians, in the courtyard groups of military and civilian officials wait their turn to pay respects, surrounded by noble families, and to the side ladies tending to young children in secluded pavilions, within a floral border and panels of mythical animals, all in rich colors on a brown ground

Sotheby's Parke Bernet, Inc. New York, 16th - 17th January 1976, lot 489.

There are areas of overpainting, stress cracks, crazing and flaking to the edges.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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A similar screen is in the collection of Museum of East Asian Art, Köln, Meisterwerke Aus China, Korea und Japan, Museum Für Ostasiatische Kunst der Stadt Köln, Cologne, 1977, no. 55.