CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED RED LACQUER PANELS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
One painted with a scene of figures crossing a bridge, with an inscription to the top register reading tai gong chui diao, the other with various scenes of figures in pavilion and mountain settings, with an inscription reading xi ba tian [ ], both set within brown-lacquered softwood frames decorated with floral cartouches on a gilt diaper ground
23 in. (58.4 cm.) high x 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide

Provenance

The Oriental Art Gallery Limited, London, 1993.
The Irving Collection, no. 3844.

Lot Essay

The inscription tai gong chui diao refers to the first encounter between Jiang Taigong and King Wen of Zhou, when the King was on a hunting trip near the north bank of the river Wei and stumbled upon Jiang fishing on a grass mat. Jiang Taigong (also known as Jiang Ziya) was a minister and close advisor of King Wen and Wu of Zhou and was a renowned strategist and military thinker, helping the Zhou kingdom to overthrow the Shang.

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