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A pair of large hardstone and cinnabar lacquer-inlaid screens, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 大漆嵌百寶博古圖掛屏一對
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Property from a Private Collection
A pair of large hardstone and cinnabar lacquer-inlaid screens
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century
清十八/十九世紀 大漆嵌百寶博古圖掛屏一對
(2)
61 by 92.6 cm, 24 by 36½ in.
Christie's London, 10th May 2016, lot 88.
倫敦佳士得2016年5月10日，編號88
The poem on both screens was composed by the Qianlong Emperor and is published in Qing Gaozong Yuzhi Shiwen Quanji (5), vol. 3, juan 43, The National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1976. This poem celebrates the arrival of spring during the New Year, conveying the emperor's wish for another year of good harvest and prosperity for the people.
