Four Panel Screen with Flower Vase Carvings l200 The doors are mounted directly

The doors are mounted directly into the frames above and below on wooden dowels

used as a daybed in the northwest Chinese province of Xinjiang

honour and wisdom

The base sits on a wooden plinth and the lamp comes with a silk shade as shown

Now quite rare

Four Panel Screen with Flower Vase Carvings l200 The doors are mounted directlyJiangsu, circa 1880 This wonderfully carved screen is made of of four hinged panels, made from elder wood in Jiangsu province, southeast China towards the end of the nineteenth century. Lower level screens like this were used in ladies' quarters of the home, used as 'modesty boards' to hide exposed ankles and petticoats. The main central carvings on each panel show vases holding bouquets of flowers a common theme for this type of piece as they were