AN INSCRIBED AND EMBELLISHED LACQUER WOOD PANEL

Description:

China, 18th c. and later
130,5-139 x 96,5 cm R.
At the top of the composition with seven cinnabar-lacquer carved relief panels depicting carps, bats, and lotus blossoms, below with a central ivory pagoda surrounded by a gilt-painted landscape with jade- and other stone-inlaid figures and vegetation, inscribed and dated in the upper right section, with a carved relief meandering wood frame, with 'ruyi'-shaped mounting.
From an old German private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - The reverse chipped, few inlays lost, minor wear