Hand painted screen
HAND-PAINTED SCREEN, painted on both sides, 4 panels. Golden painting on a crackled black lacquer background. The painting's subject matter of women and children was popular in the Ming Dynasty. The
Calligraphied screen
9-PANEL SCREEN WITH CALLIGRAPHY, featuring golden writing on red lacquer. This screen was a birthday present given to a a government officer on his 70th birthday by his brothers. The writing praises the...
Coromandel screen
COROMANDEL SCREEN, 4 panels, painted on both sides. In China,the crane implies longevity. On the screen,the cranes fly to the sky, symbolising the ascent to heaven after a very long life. On the back
Coromandel screen
COROMANDEL SCREEN, 4 panels.There are red-crowned cranes under the pine tree, both symbols which represent long life. The crane additionally symbolises the ascent to heaven after death and is a harbinger...
Coromandel screen
COROMANDEL SCREEN, gold leaf, painted on both sides, 6 panels. Golden colourful painting on smooth black lacquer. The crane represents longevity in China and is called 'Xianhe Tu' in Chinese. This
Coromandel screen
COROMANDEL SCREEN, 4 panels. Colourful painting on a smooth black lacquer background. This is a picture of five cranes in different positions .In China, cranes symbolise longevity and peace. This kind of...
Coromandel screen
COROMANDEL SCREEN, 3 panels. Colourful painting on a red lacquer background. This style of painting requires a special technique called 'Diao Tian' which involves the artist carving into the lacquer
Hand painted screen
PAINTED SCREEN, painted on both sides, 4 panels. Golden painting on smooth red lacquer. This style of painting was in fashion in the later Qing Dynasty, when it was populat to mix the cultural influences...
Hand painted screen
PAINTED SCREEN, painted on both sides, 4 panels. This style of painting appeared in the later Qing Dynasty when western trends began influencing China. It was in vogue then to mix western style with the...
Hand painted screen
4-PANEL PAINTED SCREEN. Colourful painting on smooth black lacquer background. This screen, which was generally used for decoration, features a modern painting style.
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Leather box
Square light-brown leather box which is a copy of a 200 year old jewellery box from the Qing Dynasty. Usually when a young woman married, her mother gave her some jewellery for her new married life.
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Tiger trunk
Big trunk with original lacquer and painting. In China this type of trunk is called a Tiger trunk; the tiger, respected and feared by all other creatures, is the symbol of courage and power. The painted...