Desk Screen
CultureChinese
DateQianlong period (1736-1795)
MediumIvory
DimensionsA: 7 3/4 x 4 x 1/8 inches (19.69 x 10.16 x 0.33 cm)
B: 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches (13.97 x 13.03 x 7.95 cm)
B: 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches (13.97 x 13.03 x 7.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betty Brace Reuland
Object numberF97-37/1 A,B
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DescriptionAn ivory desk screening in two parts: the removable screen and the slotted base. The ivory screen is finely carved with a pavilion and garden on one side showing a young scholar bowing to a female figure carrying a whisk. A pet crane lifts one leg as a second female figure gazes down on the screen from a high pavilion. The reverse shows a bird perched on a flowering branch with a sprig of bamboo. The stand is carved by a different, less accomplished hand.
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