J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
MenuPast Exhibition
Chinese Art from the Scholar’s Studio
March 13 - April 11, 2015
66.
A HUANGHUALI AND MARBLE TABLE SCREEN
17th - 18th Century
the Dali marble panel cut and polished on both sides to show abstract scenes evoking flowing rivers in cloud-shrouded mountains, mounted within a plain wide huanghuali frame raised on bracket supports braced by curvilinear spandrels and a matching apron.
18 1⁄4 x 20 3⁄16 x 8 3⁄4 inches (46.3 x 51.3 x 22.2 cm)
Provenance
Collection of Arch. Ignazio Vok, Austria
Published
Pure Form: Classical Chinese Furniture, Vok Collection, Munich, 2004, no. 42
Exhibited
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln, Pure Form, 2004
Small table screens, sometimes referred to as inkscreens, were essential paraphernalia for the Chinese scholar’s painting table, with the primary function of shielding the area used for ink preparation from drafts and sunlight. This type of table screen, with panels made from marble found in Dali, Yunnan province showing natural abstract landscapes also had a more esoteric function, serving as a source of inspiration, taking the scholar’s mind away from mundane reality into the freer realm of art and creativity.
十七－十八世紀 黃花梨嵌大理石山水紋硯屏 46.3 x 51.3 x 22.2 厘米
