FOUR-PANEL LACQUERED WOOD SCREEN, China, early 20th century

h cm 159,5 x l cm 36 (each panel)

Finely decorated on a black lacquer ground adorned with stylized gilt clouds, the panel depicts a spacious courtyard animated by figures among pavilions, trees, and rocks, rendered in relief with mother-of-pearl, bone, and hardstones, against a mountainous backdrop. The upper section is enriched with scholar’s objects and vases in mother-of-pearl and hardstones, set against a background of stylized clouds.