Jade Circular Table Screen with Decoration of Figures in a Landscape on the Front and Trees and Mountains on the Back, Mounted on a Cloisonné Stand
1800–1900
- Medium
- Dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade); the stand made of cloisonné enamels on brass
- Dimensions
- H. 30.8 x W. 20.6 x D. 5.5 cm (12 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Furnishings
Tags
Chinese
About
The jade screen's slightly curved front depicts a scholar standing before a pavilion, pointing upward towards a waterfall and flying crane. The flat back contains a scene of trees and mountains in low relief.