Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 28
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE 'SCHOLARS' TABLE SCREEN
Estimate £3,500 - £4,500 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A CHINESE SOAPSTONE 'SCHOLARS' TABLE SCREEN
QING DYNASTY
The yellow stone worked as a square panel raised on a stand, carved to one side with three scholars standing beneath a pine tree in a mountainous river landscape, one figure points up to the carnelian-coloured sun above, the reverse decorated in relief with a blossoming prunus branch set between two vases, 14.2cm x 14.8cm.