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Unknown — A small eight-fold 'hongmu' screen inset with forty blue and white porcelain plaques,  The porcelain 18th century, the wood 20th century
Unknown

A small eight-fold 'hongmu' screen inset with forty blue and white porcelain plaques, The porcelain 18th century, the wood 20th century

An elaborate eight-fold screen crafted from hongmu wood in the 20th century and inset with forty blue and white porcelain plaques dating to the 18th century. This piece represents a hybrid work combining historical porcelain with later wooden framework.

Medium
The porcelain 18th century, the wood 20th century

🔨 Auction Lot

CHINA / 5000 YEARS

May 12, 2023

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 303

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Unknown, A small eight-fold 'hongmu' screen inset with forty blue and white porcelain plaques, The porcelain 18th century, the wood 20th century

An elaborate eight-fold screen crafted from hongmu wood in the 20th century and inset with forty blue and white porcelain plaques dating to the 18th century. This piece represents a hybrid work combining historical porcelain with later wooden framework.

Medium
The porcelain 18th century, the wood 20th century
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Decorative Screen, Chinese Furniture, Composite, Eight-Fold, Blue And White Porcelain, Plaques, Screen, 18th Century, Hongmu Wood

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art