AN UNUSUAL CHINESE HAND PAINTED LEATHER TEMPLE PANEL, QING DYNASTY, POSSIBLY DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850), in the Canton style and composed of colorfully painted leather panels stitched together and portraying flora and birds as well as revered objects of the Taoist Paradise with a large central reserve of a pheasant opposite a peacock foraging amidst blossoming foliage and interspersed with other exotic fowl, enclosed by corner petal form circular panels of auspicious scholar's scrolls, utensils and vessels, within a white ground of scattered flowering stems above similarly detailed lower panels, partitioned by fretwork borders flanking a conforming scene of maiden figures at various pursuits in a fenced pavilion garden, mounted and professionally set within a giltwood frame. Provenance: Property from a Fortune 500 Energy Company, Houston, Texas. Height: 60" Width: 83" Condition: Good condition for painted leather panels of this age, use and origin including but not limited to creased areas, areas of paint cracking and flaking, surface marks, buildup, overpainting and restorations throughout. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”