Large Chinese cloisonné enamel mounted lacquered screen

This superb Chinese folding screen is crafted from lacquered Chinese hardwood and cloisonné enamel. The screen features six hinged panels, each panel finished with a shaped apron below, with the upper section inset with three cloisonné enamel plaques. Each cloisonné enamel plaque features a pale blue ground profusely adorned with scrolled gold cloisonné wire motifs, above of which is a wonderful array of birds and flowers, each executed in superb polychrome variegated enamels.

The wooden surfaces of the screen are profusely lacquered with a wonderful array of traditional Chinese designs and motifs.

The screen is an excellent example of early 20th Century Chinese decorative art.

Open: Height 183cm, width 258cm, depth 3cm
Closed: Height 183cm, width 43cm, depth 18cm