Chinese Gilt Lacquer Carved Wood Panels, Set of 3 - Figural Court Scenes, Qing/Republic Period

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A striking set of three antique Chinese carved wood panels, deeply pierced and gilded in the traditional manner, depicting elaborate … Read more A striking set of three antique Chinese carved wood panels, deeply pierced and gilded in the traditional manner, depicting elaborate court and processional scenes populated with dozens of figures — attendants, mounted riders, scholars, and officials — set within architectural frameworks of pavilions, pagoda roofs, and pierced lattice screens.
The two matching vertical panels each present a multi-tiered narrative scene, with figures arranged across several registers beneath ornate pagoda-form cresting. The third, larger horizontal panel depicts a continuous processional scene centered beneath a carved pavilion motif, with mounted officials, attendants, and courtiers rendered in high relief against an openwork ground. See less