Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Lattice Wood Window/Door Panel Bamboo from his series Thirty-Six Selected

from his series Thirty-Six Selected Tales of Snow (摂雪三十六談)

The scene portrays two lovers—an experienced courtesan

Motif: Natural abstraction – the radiating central halo and speckled rim resemble a solar corona

painterly line with restrained color washes and atmospheric tonal gradation

This vase measure 13" in diameter by 13

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Lattice Wood Window/Door Panel Bamboo from his series Thirty-Six SelectedThis is an antique Chinese 19th century Qing Dynasty carved lattice door. The upper portion is decorated with carvings of plum tree branches and open blossoms. This carving was once incorporated into a much larger part of a room design. During the Chinese cultural revolution most of these fabulous carvings were destroyed. Some were saved and warehoused until recently. As China attempts to maintain her long cultural heritage, such carvings are no