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THBLarge Qing Chinese Imperial Dragon Relief Carved Door
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty hardwood Imperial rectangular panel. High relief carving depicts three Imperial meandering dragons chasing the flaming pearl amidst ruyi-shaped clouds. Inscribed in Chinese and Manchurian along the lower left edge en verso reading "By Imperial command during the 19th year in the reign of Ch'ien-lung (1794), Ch'en Yu-chang carved this". 67 3/4" H (including hooks) 66 3/4" H (without hooks) x 32 1/4" W x 1 1/2" D. Exhibited February 21-March 28, 1997 for "Looking East: Highlights from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection of Asian Art".
Condition
Overall very good condition. Approximate 9" vertical loss to lower right corner. Vertical wood shrinkage primarily to the center of the panel, and also to the lower right and upper right margins.
- Provenance
Deaccessioned by the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art to benefit the acquisitions fund.
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