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Antique Window Panels With Geometric Patterns From Fujian Province - Set of 4
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The four pieces of hand carved window panels, made up of over a hundred pieces of carefully carved pieces and …
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The four pieces of hand carved window panels, made up of over a hundred pieces of carefully carved pieces and fit together with very clever joinery were purchased from a remote mountain village in Fujian. Many houses were built during the Ming Dynasty (CE 1368 - 1644) and demolished to make way for modernization. Old window panels were collected and sold as architectural salvage. My late husband happened to be visiting the village in the late 1990's and was intrigued by these panels with such unique construction, It took almost two years and many negotiations before the panels were first loaded on a truck on a long journey from the Fujian mountains to the coastal town of Jiangmen in Guangdong Province where they were loaded into a container for a sea voyage to Long Beach, California and continued its way by train. The container was finally loaded on a flat bed truck and delivered to our warehouse in Chicago.
The use of joinery is well known and many wooden door and window panels are still made in this manner. However, the intricate ways and the myriads of small pieces, each shaped as a joint, were a unique artform created by Fujian woodcraftsmen a few hundred years ago can be considered as a lost art. To recreate this style of wood carving, even by machinery, the cost would still be astronomical today. The wood is indigenous to Fujian. China has not experienced the ice age so there are hundreds species of trees. Not knowing what type of wood this is does not require an apology.
To assign a Ming Dynasty 17th century date appears to be a stretch even though the houses where they came from were built in the Ming Dynasty. But considering these four pieces belonging to one or two windows, found in a big house with many windows, constructing these intricate windows would require considerable costs, and the strength of the Chinese rule went on a decline after the end of the 18th century. So an 18th century date would be reasonable.
To find smaller slender window panels is rare. To make these four or two pairs would even be more time consuming as each joint is more delicate and required more attention.
Each panel is laid out in a geometric lattice pattern that is repeated three times. Each individual piece is carved with raised edges that gives the design a three dimensional quality. The group of panels are unique in their quiet understated manner and this is the first time they are offered for sale.
Fujian is one of the southern provinces of China but winter can be harsh. Thick paper would be glued to the back of the windows to keep the cold out.
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- Dimensions
- 8.25ʺL × 1ʺD × 31ʺH
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- China
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Old window panels often covered with soot from the use of burning wood for cooking and heat. The panels have … moreOld window panels often covered with soot from the use of burning wood for cooking and heat. The panels have to be cleaned and stripped of their original patina. These four panels are in good condition despite their age. Please note the measurements given belong to each individual panel. less
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