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Antique Face Screen in silk. C.1790.

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Description:
Ref:   155fs    http://hygra.com/face/155fs 

Antique Face Screen in painted  silk. C.1790.

This is a beautifully painted screen. The flowers are botanically correct and shaded so both the delicacy and movement are hinted at. It is very much in the Chinese form and probably painted in Canton

The art of painting on silk was perfected in China and much appreciated by the Europeans when they embraced this newly encountered culture in the 18th century.

The handle is in bone and unfortunately broken. 

The silk is stretched on a wire hoop. The silk is semi transparent allowing the painting to show from both sides.

 Origin: UK, China ;  Circa: 1790 ; Materials: silk and bone.

Size:  Screen 25.5 cm wide by 25.5 cm; handle 5cm long: 10 inches wide by 10 inches; handle 2  inches.

Condition:  Please refer to the above photographs for details of condition.

Keywords: Hygra.com, Antique box, Antique Face Screen, fan, fire screen, Chinese  tradition, Cathay style, silk painting,  China, 

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The silk is stretched on a wire hoop. This is the back. 

The silk is semi transparent allowing the  painting to show from both sides.

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The flowers are botanically correct and shaded 
so both the delicacy and movement are hinted at. It is very much in the Chinese form 
and probably painted in Canton 

 

The flowers are botanically correct and shaded 
so both the delicacy and movement are hinted at. 

It is very much in the Chinese form 
and probably painted in Canton. 

Enlarge Picture

Please click on images to enlarge |  slide show  | thumbnail index |

The art of painting on silk was perfected in China and much appreciated by the 
Europeans when they embraced this newly encountered culture in the 18th century.

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Please click on images to enlarge |  slide show  | thumbnail index |Please click on images to enlarge |  slide show  | thumbnail index |

 

All text and images and linked images are © 1999-2015 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly. If you require any further information on permitted use, or a licence to republish any material, email us at copyright@hygra.com

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