{"product_id":"17th-century-chinese-coromandel-panels","title":"17th Century Chinese Coromandel Panels","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of framed Kangxi period coromandel laquer doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina, circa 1689-90.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight 3ft 2in (96.5cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth 3ft (91.5cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth: 2cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe final three image show the reverse side of the panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese panels were part of a folding room screen depicting \"A Bed-full of Tablets\" a Kangxi period dramatization of the Guo Ziyi legend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeneral Guo served four emperors during the Tang dynasty and was instrumental in quelling the An Shi rebellion. On his 60\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e birthday so many family members and officials came to offer their congratulations that his bed was literally covered with gifts of memorial tablets, this scene is part of that depiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a virtually identical pair of panels on a 12 fold screen, inscribed 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyear of the Kangxi reign (1681) see Christies New York sale 2775, 22\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOctober 2013, lot 77.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparable Coromandel panels also  appear on a medal cabinet from the collection of Joseph Pellerin (1684-1782) Style Regence 1730 and acquired for the Royal collection in 1784 inv. No. 55.701\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drew Pritchard Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55738758037889,"sku":"20575","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2948\/files\/IMG-8818.heic?v=1780041005","url":"https:\/\/www.drewpritchard.co.uk\/products\/17th-century-chinese-coromandel-panels","provider":"Drew Pritchard Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}