Coromandel Screen
Kangxi period, 1690
Medium
carved and painted lacquer on wood
Dimensions
overall (each of 12 panels): 266.7 x 49.9 cm (105 x 19 5/8 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.20.4
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Chinese Qing Dynasty · 1644–present
"Chinese Qing Dynasty" serves as a collective attribution in museum collections for anonymous artworks produced during China's Qing era (1644–1912), encompassing the works of imperial workshop artisans rather than a single individual. These creators operated primarily from the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, where potters, painters, and enamellers collaborated under strict court oversight, though sp...