Caption

Small screen on a base, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Pale green jadeite small screen with oval cross-section, engraved with a composition of pine, grass, lingzhi mushrooms on rocks; at the top a crescent with the inscription yue. Wooden elongated base tapering on the shorter side, on four short legs one broken; bulging side inlaid with silver wire. 18th–19th century. Sculpture; screen. Dimensions: screen height 14.3 cm, width 9.1 cm; base height 8.7 cm, width 4.7 cm., A smooth, pale object with a glossy surface rests near the bottom center of the image, showing shades of white, cream, and pale green with subtle translucent areas and soft curved contours; it casts a diffuse shadow to the left on a light gray surface, and the background transitions from light gray near the bottom to darker gray and bluish-gray toward the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (275.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Small screen base Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Pale green jadeite small screen oval cross-section engraved composition pine grass lingzhi mushrooms rocks top crescent inscription yue Wooden elongated base tapering shorter side four short legs broken 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 smooth pale object glossy surface rests near bottom center image showing shades white cream pale green subtle translucent areas soft curved contours casts diffuse shadow left light gray surface background transitions light gray near bottom darker gray bluish-gray top.