Description: TWO CHINESE SETS OF PAINTED SILK AND SOAPSTONE INSET EROTIC PANELS QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), 19TH CENTURY
Each set comprising two panels of painted silk on card backing, within a cloth bound frame, set with painted soapstone relief carved elements, mounted so that one panel can be removed from the larger frame, to reveal a second erotic panel beneath, each pair further encapsulated within a Chinese book style box. All four panels depict figures within classical Chinese garden landscapes with pavilions.
Each set approximately 30cm high, 24.5cm wide
PROVENANCE:
Purchased Sotheby's Belgravia, London, 28 November 1977
Condition Report: Condition:
Losses and damage to the outer book-style case of one set. Some minor wear to the silk painting in each panel. Some minor wear to the fabrics surrounding the panels and the outer book-style covers to both sets. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.