A CARVED ZITAN 'CHILONG' FRAME AND STAND QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

the upright rectangular frame carved in low relief on one side with archaistic angular scrollwork, the upper rail centred with a taotie mask, the separate stand constructed with upright struts with a central groove to house the frame, flanked by openwork spandrels modelled in the form of chilong, framing a central panel carved on both sides with a leafy lotus scroll, above a splayed apron depicting on each side ruyi-shaped angular scrollwork and a pair of chilong, all supportd on slab feet formed by angular scrollwork