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Screen
(late 19th century-early 20th century)
Medium
four-panel folding screen: lacquer on wood, hessian, pigments, metal
Measurements
144.3 × 108.0 × 20.0 cm (variable) (installed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
During the Qing dynasty, lacquered screens became popular items for export to Europe. Merchant ships travelling back to Europe stopped at ports along the Coromandel Coast in south-eastern India, and hence these screens are often mistakenly referred to as ‘coromandel screens’. This screen is decorated with four panels of garden settings featuring scholars’ rocks, birds and flowers associated with the changing seasons, scholars’ accoutrements, and auspicious symbols referring to wealth and prosperity. Each garden setting depicts different flowers according to the seasons and includes lotus flowers, plum blossom, camelias and peonies.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
3778-D3
Department
Asian Art
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