A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER AND GILT-PAINTED 'LADIES' SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |

of rectangular form, carved to the front in low-relief with a fenced garden surrounded by a lush vegetation of paulownias and pine trees growing from gnarled rocks with pavilions, depicting court ladies and attendants in a pavilion, all enclosed within a floral scrolls border, the reverse painted and gilt on a lacquer black ground with further court ladies and attendants surrounding an honourable woman within a gilded keyfret border, all supported on a black ground lacquer stand painted and gilt with lotus sprays

There are minor age cracks and surface wear to the carved cinnabar lacquer side. There is a dent on the top corner of the frame, with associated cracks and losses extending to the gilt-painted side, with the widest measuring approx. 7.3 cm. The gilt-painted side with further losses and cracks, especially to the corners.The stand with numerous chips, losses and lifting of lacquer.
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