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Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements (17)

Chinese Fretwork Architectural Panels, Pair Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1910 item# 540722 (stock# 61-72)
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These Chinese architectural window panels have a graceful and open pattern that is among the most beautiful of the thousands of fretwork designs that were created in China over the centuries. Poplar wood pieces, rounded on top and polished to a smooth sheen, are fitted together in an ingenious way to form an architectural pattern that has a simple yet compelling presence. Traditional Chinese joinery makes the long rectangles strong and solid without the use of nails or glue. Made in Shanxi Provi ...click for details

Carved Chinese Panel, 18th Century Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1800 item# 313771 (stock# 24-86)
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Pierced carvings of foliage widely spaced around a framed rectangular relief carving give this 18th century Chinese elm wood panel a light and airy look. The central carving depicts a three-tiered village scene with a stylized mountain in the background. A horizontal pierced carving inset at the top of the panel represents foliage, and a relief carving inset at the panel's bottom depicts a bird and a flowering branch. All the elements are set within frames so the piece has a balanced, ordere ...click for details

Fretwork Panel Mirror Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900 item# 286267 (stock# 58-34)
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Now an elegant mirror, this 19th century fretwork panel was once an interior window frame, part of the architectural detailing in a traditional Chinese house. The simple, richly colored elm wood fretwork at the top and bottom of the shaped wood oval is encased in a slightly darker double frame. A brass hanger at the top can be removed for further simplification. The mirror slips out of a slot at the top edge of the frame for easy cleaning. The panel is in excellent condition. Dimensions: height ...click for details

Architectural Panel Mirror Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900 item# 275354 (stock# 58-27)
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Dark elm wood fretwork is surrounded with a frame of lighter elm and backed with a mirror to bring this 19th century Chinese architectural panel new decorative purpose. The framed panel has been fitted with a removable metal hanger and constructed with a slot to allow the mirror to slide out for cleaning. The piece is in excellent condition. Dimensions: height 22 1/2" (57 cm), width 15" (38 cm), depth 1 3/4" (4 cm)

Qing Bat Motif Mirror Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900 item# 259258 (stock# 58-38)
click for details		Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $450
This 19th century Chinese carved wood architectural panel, once part of a large, richly decorated canopied marriage bed, has been fitted with a mirror. The gilded carvings of a bat and two fish on the lower part of the panel are examples of the use in China during the Qing Dynasty of symbols derived from homonyms to convey important wishes for the future. The similar sounds of the characters for "bat" and "happiness," both pronounced "fu," resulted in a fondness for ...click for details

Chinese Screen, Rare Fretwork Pattern Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1800 item# 168223 (stock# 50-21)
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The unusual fretwork on this two-panel screen is more reminiscent of an old European cathedral than 18th century Hubei Province in China where it originated. Although at first glance it looks plain, almost severe, its appeal is in the details. The 12 vertical bars on each panel are separated with 36 small carved designs in two different shapes--one a diamond shape centered with a tiny flower, the other a cross centered with a circle. The vertical bars are pegged top and bottom into a series of c ...click for details

Scholar's Courtyard Carving Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Architectural Elements: Pre 1900 item# 153013 (stock# 35-95)
click for details		Silk Road Gallery (203) 208-0771 $290
A bearded scholar gestures with a fan in this late 19th century Chinese relief carving. In old China, a fan often was used by scholars and officials as part of a gesture to emphasize a special point. Two visitors, a man and a woman, are shown outside the scholar's studio, which is suggested by a bit of roofline, window and a vase of flowers. Carved below the roundel is stylized bat, symbol of good fortune. A hanger has been added to the carving, which may have been an element in a large arch ...click for details

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