Caption

Small screen on a base, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Small screen with an oval cross-section made of pale green jadeite. Engraved decoration: composition with pine, grass, lingzhi mushrooms on rocks; at the top a crescent with the inscription yue. Wooden base, elongated, tapering on the shorter side, on four short legs one broken off. Bulging side inlaid with silver wire. 18th–19th century. Sculpture; screen. Dimensions: height 14.3 cm, width 9.1 cm; base height 8.7 cm, width 4.7 cm., A pale green and white carved stone object with smooth rounded tops stands upright on the right, showing subtle veining and lighter patches of cream and very light yellow; on the left sits a dark brown, almost black low wooden stand with a shallow rectangular inset and decorative carved patterns on its sides, with hints of reddish brown in the inset and on small feet, all set against a soft light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_408

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82.4Mb (449.4Kb) / 20.0in x 16.0in / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Keywords

Small screen base Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 oval cross-section pale green jadeite Engraved decoration composition pine grass lingzhi mushrooms rocks top crescent inscription yue Wooden base elongated tapering shorter side four short legs broken off Bulging side inlaid silver wire 18th–19th century Sculpture screen Dimensions height 14.3 cm width 9.1 cm 8.7 cm width 4.7 cm pale green white carved stone object smooth rounded tops stands upright right showing subtle veining lighter patches cream light yellow left sits dark brown almost black low wooden stand shallow rectangular inset decorative patterns sides hints reddish brown inset small feet set soft light gray background.