清十八世紀末 粉彩山水人物圖長方插屏

the rectangular panel painted with a bustling agricultural village scene, with figures variously engaged in pursuits of weaving, grain storage, making a haystack, carrying produce along and over a river, fabric examination and with four of the village dignitaries gathered around a table drinking tea, mounted as a table screen in a wood frame and elaborate carved and pierced wood stand

The panel is in general very good condition, with the exception of minor enamel flakes/wear, surface scratches and minor glaze firing imperfections. There is an area of concentrated kiln grit/sand adhesion to the mid-right of the panel, and some at the bottom right corner. There are some larger burst-glaze bubbles to the panel, such as the hut at bottom right corner and the mountains on the upper-right section of the panel. The white enamels with minor crackling overall, as characteristic of the period.
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本品構圖巧妙，描繪鄉間景緻，文士亭下飲酒，小兒追逐嬉戲，婦女染布織帛，花樹群山圍繞，悠閒適意，按國畫傳統施鈷青、墨綠彩，渲染雅淡，筆法自然。描繪如此鄉間悠然景象之作，尤得朝官喜愛，凝神遙思，內省平生，繁忙公務之間，偷得逸致。

尺寸如此碩大之山水人物插屏甚為鮮見，可比一例，售於香港蘇富比1981年11月27日，編號 955；另一例售於倫敦佳士得1985年3月19日，編號 308。另可比一例，尺寸較小，售於倫敦蘇富比1975年9月4日，編號 142。