An Embellished Lacquered Twelve-Panel Screen Qing Dynasty

depicting antiques and floral sprays, each lacquered panel inlaid with cloisonné, wood and various hardstones including jade, malachite and carnelian, with tixi-lacquer scroll borders, the reverse featuring gilt and colored lacquer landscapes with bird and flower vignettes

In good overall condition. On the far right panel the jade stag is missing its tail. The sixth from left panel with a 1/2 inch long crack and indentation to the black surface, probably from contact. Minor chips to the corners of both ends.
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The motif of 'one hundred antiques' was extremely popular in the late Ming and early Qing period, as a result of the rise in the number of literati and collects ors who saw such objects (or items made to resemble these objects), as ideal accoutrements to their studios and studies. Such elegant accessories helped to portray the owners as connoisseurs, adding a veneer of culture to those who may have been perceived as newly-come-up in the world. Screens, cabinets, brushpots and other wood and lacquer furnishings were inlaid, carved or painted with these 'antique' objects. The popularity of inlaid 'antiques', scattered on a ground, led to a revival of its use as a motif in the Qianlong period and beyond, evidenced by the present example.

A similarly embellished lacquer and carved hardwood six-panel screen was sold in these rooms, 17th May 1984, lot 616. Compare also a similarly embellished lacquer and hardwood six-panel screen sold at Christie's New York, 21st September 2004, lot 37.