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Depicting a continuous scene of the 'Daoist Heaven' of immortals in processions, playing musical instruments on clouds, riding sea creatures, as well as figures preparing a white elephant, scholars reading and children at play, within a border with archaic vessels, floral sprays and mythological creatures, the reverse with gilt inscription commemorarting the seventieth birthday of Mrs Li, composed by two scholars Hao Shizheng and Xia Iishu, followed by a date, the second year of the Qianlong period, corresponding to 1737.
115 in. (292 cm.) high; 243 in. (619 cm.) wide, each panel 2014 in. (51.5 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

The elaborate scene of the present Coromandel screen appears to be very rare, and can be compared to an example in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., illustrated in Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998, pp. 277-283. The lengthy inscription on the reverse side of the screen compliments Mrs. Li and was written by Hao Shizheng and Xia Iishu.

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