DECORATIVE TABLE SCREEN

Artist ANONYMOUS-ASIA

Date1920-1950 ca.

CountryChina

MediumMalachite

DimensionsOverall: 17.5 x 128.9 x 0.6 cm (6 7/8 x 50 3/4 x 1/4")

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. J. Herbert Millburn

Terms

Object number8700017B1

DescriptionAn emerald green stone screen mottled with copper green is embellished with a design of gold leaf. A pavilion is set on pilings in a pond in which stand two ladies (one with a fan). Wood bases that surround the table screens have a small frame carved with simple Oriental motifs.

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