Lot 251
A Pair of Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels, Yunzouxiang Chen Shengji Mark, Jiaqing Period, Early 19th Century
Lot 251 Details
A Pair of Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Panels, Yunzouxiang Chen Shengji Mark, Jiaqing Period, Early 19th Century
清 十九世纪早期 '陈升记'镂雕金木板一对
Each carved in deep relief against a pierced ground; the first depicting a pair of shishi lions standing atop rocky ledges and their gazes fixed upon a bird above, accompanied by pairs of deer and cranes; the other decorated with cresting waves populated by aquatic creatures, including catfish, crabs, and crayfish, while a pair of birds are perched in the branches above, one of the rocks bearing a seven-character mark 'Yunzouxiang Chen Shengji Zuo' 雲走巷 陳陞記作 in raised relief
each panel 35.4 x 29.9 x 3.7 in — 90 x 76 x 9.5 cm
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Private Estate Collection, Montreal
来源：蒙特利尔私人遗产珍藏
Note:
The name Chen Shengji appears in records dating back to the seventh year of the Jiaqing reign (1802). Chen Shengji was one of six household names that were accredited to constructing a strip of forty-four shops using leftover building materials from the construction of Baoan Temple in the old area of Dalongdong (located in modern-day Datong District, Taipei). The street was affectionally referred to as the "Forty-Four Kan", and was one of the first settlements by immigrants of Tong'an ancestry (Xiamen/Quanzhou) when the area came under Qing dynasty rule.