AN EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED NANMU ‘PINE AND CRANES’ WALL PANEL QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The rectangular panel is exquisitely carved in deep relief depicting a pair of cranes, one perched on the base of a pine tree with uplifted head, and the other standing on one leg gazing up at the first. The gnarled pine tree is entwined with vines and extending above the cranes, amidst rocks with bamboo and a flowing stream. An imperial poem is inscribed next to the cranes, followed by a signature ‘ youhe ’ and two square seal marks ‘ qian ’ and ‘ long ’ in scroll border. The panel is enclosed in a plain zitan frame. 77 1/8 x 39 in. (196 cm x 99.2 cm.), including the zitan frame Provenance P. C. Lu, Hong Kong, September 1988 Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 15-16 November 1989, lot 509
AN EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED NANMU ‘PINE AND CRANES’ WALL PANEL QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The rectangular panel is exquisitely carved in deep relief depicting a pair of cranes, one perched on the base of a pine tree with uplifted head, and the other standing on one leg gazing up at the first. The gnarled pine tree is entwined with vines and extending above the cranes, amidst rocks with bamboo and a flowing stream. An imperial poem is inscribed next to the cranes, followed by a signature ‘ youhe ’ and two square seal marks ‘ qian ’ and ‘ long ’ in scroll border. The panel is enclosed in a plain zitan frame. 77 1/8 x 39 in. (196 cm x 99.2 cm.), including the zitan frame Provenance P. C. Lu, Hong Kong, September 1988 Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 15-16 November 1989, lot 509
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