Miniature Table Screen
1736–1795
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Object Label
A miniature table screen was one of the most important objects in a scholar’s studio, either placed on the painting table for decorative purposes or, if larger, in front of a window to shield the desk from breezes. On the reverse (see below) in the top corner of the landscape is a roundel with the hare in the moon, pounding the elixir of immortality, a reference popular in earlier Han-dynasty iconography.
Caption
Miniature Table Screen, 1736–1795. Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy, inset carved jade panel and wooden stand, 7 1/8 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. (18.1 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 35.1078a-b.
Collection
Collection
Title
Miniature Table Screen
Date
1736–1795
Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Period
Yuan Dynasty (jade); Qianlong Period (screen)
Geography
Place made: China
Medium
Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy, inset carved jade panel and wooden stand
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/8 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. (18.1 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel P. Avery
Accession Number
35.1078a-b
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