Mid-20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer 4-Panel Room Divider Screen With Carved Soapstone & Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

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Bring timeless Far East elegance into your home with this stunning Chinese 4-panel folding room divider screen. Set against a … Read more Bring timeless Far East elegance into your home with this stunning Chinese 4-panel folding room divider screen. Set against a rich, high-gloss black lacquer background, the front face features an incredibly intricate, hand-carved high-relief scene depicting traditional Geishas / Court Beauties interacting around a grand pavilion pagoda.Each figure is meticulously crafted using hand-carved soapstone and semi-precious hardstones, creating beautiful dimensional layers and organic textures. Delicate mother-of-pearl elements are seamlessly inlaid to highlight the structure, trees, and landscape. The entire multi-panel narrative is enclosed in a stylized border with fine, hand-painted gold-gilt filigree accents.Supported by solid block feet wrapped in protective patinated brass caps, this heavy-weighted, sturdy statement piece functions flawlessly as an adjustable room divider, an eye-catching corner backdrop, or a dramatic piece of floating wall art. This piece was part of the esteemed Dr. Laudie McHenry collection See less