QIANLONG 1736-95 Painted on silk in watercolour and applied with soapstone details, illustrating a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber, where the young Cui Ying Ying kneels before her mother begging for her acceptance and approval of a young scholar she loves, glazed and mounted on a reticulated wood stand, 40cm. (2) Provence: from the collection of Henry Bridges Fearon (1907-1995), purchased from Spink & Son. Table screens, along with brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink stones were necessary furnishings of a scholar's studio. These luxury goods were not only practical utensils but also a sign of the owner's wealth and taste. Table screens were originally used to protect the papers on the scholar's desk from wind, splashes of ink and peering eyes. 清乾隆 硬木嵌壽山石雕插屏 來源:Henry Bridges Fearon (1907-1995)收藏,購於Spink & Son