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拍品名称
乾隆丙午年（1786）款彩漢宮春曉圖八開屏風 | AN EIGHT-PANEL DOUBLE-SIDED 'COROMANDEL' LACQUER SCREEN
年代
Cyclically dated to the Bingwu year of the Qianlong reign, corresponding to 1786 and of the period
起拍价
GBP 6,000
估值区间
GBP 6000 - 8000
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Cyclically dated to the Bingwu year of the Qianlong reign, corresponding to 1786 and of the period
Finely decorated on both sides, one side depicting a magnificent palace complex populated by elegant ladies and children engaged in various pursuits, with a principal hall at the centre of which a dignified lady is seated upon a throne, approached by steps guarded by a phoenix, the buildings and figures surrounded by luxuriant trees and foliage, all framed above and below by bands of archaistic mythical beasts; the reverse depicting a lotus pond with flowering lotus, auspicious plants and varied birds, including waterfowl, all framed above and below by bands of cracked-ice and foliate diaper, poetic inscription in gilt with two seals. Each panel 198cm (78in) high x 41cm (16 1/8in) wide. (8).
Footnotes
乾隆丙午年（1786）款彩漢宮春曉圖八開屏風
款識：海榴初結實，菊花自芬芳。衆禽齊集合，荷底戲鴛鴦。乾隆丙午年春三月。翰林院學士顧鴻章拜賀古越李炳臣敬鎸
鈐印：顧鴻章印 李炳臣章
The inscription on the screen may be translated as:
Palace scenes populated by ladies of the Court were particularly popular on Coromandel lacquer screens of the late Ming and early Qing periods. Such compositions were often based upon a frequently reproduced painting attributed to Qiu Ying (1494–1552), . See W.De Kesel and G.Dhont, , Ghent, 2002, pp.48–49. The depiction of ladies engaged in cultivated pursuits, including music, painting and calligraphy, may reflect changing ideals of feminine accomplishment during this period. Compare with a twelve-leaf screen, Kangxi, illustrated in , pp.23, 31, 36.
The reverse, with a lotus pond and varied birds, likewise draws upon auspicious and literati imagery. The lotus was celebrated by the Northern Song scholar Zhou Dunyi (1017–1073) in his ('On the Love of the Lotus') as an emblem of purity and moral integrity. Birds could also carry associations with official rank, with particular species serving as insignia for the nine grades of civil officials from the Ming dynasty onwards.
Compare with a twelve-panel Coromandel lacquer screen, Kangxi, in the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (acc.no.2001.0660), which bears a subsequently altered Qianlong date, apparently reflecting its reuse as a birthday gift.
See a related twelve-leaf lacquer 'palace' screen, Qianlong, cyclically dated to the year corresponding to 1770 and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 80.
Finely decorated on both sides, one side depicting a magnificent palace complex populated by elegant ladies and children engaged in various pursuits, with a principal hall at the centre of which a dignified lady is seated upon a throne, approached by steps guarded by a phoenix, the buildings and figures surrounded by luxuriant trees and foliage, all framed above and below by bands of archaistic mythical beasts; the reverse depicting a lotus pond with flowering lotus, auspicious plants and varied birds, including waterfowl, all framed above and below by bands of cracked-ice and foliate diaper, poetic inscription in gilt with two seals. Each panel 198cm (78in) high x 41cm (16 1/8in) wide. (8).
Footnotes
乾隆丙午年（1786）款彩漢宮春曉圖八開屏風
款識：海榴初結實，菊花自芬芳。衆禽齊集合，荷底戲鴛鴦。乾隆丙午年春三月。翰林院學士顧鴻章拜賀古越李炳臣敬鎸
鈐印：顧鴻章印 李炳臣章
The inscription on the screen may be translated as:
Palace scenes populated by ladies of the Court were particularly popular on Coromandel lacquer screens of the late Ming and early Qing periods. Such compositions were often based upon a frequently reproduced painting attributed to Qiu Ying (1494–1552), . See W.De Kesel and G.Dhont, , Ghent, 2002, pp.48–49. The depiction of ladies engaged in cultivated pursuits, including music, painting and calligraphy, may reflect changing ideals of feminine accomplishment during this period. Compare with a twelve-leaf screen, Kangxi, illustrated in , pp.23, 31, 36.
The reverse, with a lotus pond and varied birds, likewise draws upon auspicious and literati imagery. The lotus was celebrated by the Northern Song scholar Zhou Dunyi (1017–1073) in his ('On the Love of the Lotus') as an emblem of purity and moral integrity. Birds could also carry associations with official rank, with particular species serving as insignia for the nine grades of civil officials from the Ming dynasty onwards.
Compare with a twelve-panel Coromandel lacquer screen, Kangxi, in the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (acc.no.2001.0660), which bears a subsequently altered Qianlong date, apparently reflecting its reuse as a birthday gift.
See a related twelve-leaf lacquer 'palace' screen, Qianlong, cyclically dated to the year corresponding to 1770 and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 80.
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这件乾隆丙午年（1786）款彩漢宮春曉圖八開屏風 | AN EIGHT-PANEL DOUBLE-SIDED 'COROMANDEL' LACQUER SCREEN的成交价是多少？
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