λ A RARE SET OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘SILK PRODUCTION’ PANELS, MOUNTED AS A SIX-FOLD SCREEN, THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 十九世纪青花瓷屏嵌丝制工藝场景瓷板一組 Each of the twenty-four porcelain panels finely painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a scene of silk production, each leaf of the rosewood screen inset with a fan-shaped, square, quatrefoil and circular panel Each folding panel of the screen: Height: 181cm Width: 44cm While rearing silkworms was women’s work inside the house, men cultivated grain outside in the fields. In accordance with theories of Chinese classical government, every year the emperor and empress would open the season for agriculture and sericulture in state rituals. The scenes are part of an album Yuzhi gengzhi tu (Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Agriculture and Sericulture)with 46 illustrations on the cultivation of grain and silk ,commissioned by the Kangxi emperor (1662 - 1722). Based on a 12th-century version, the Kangxi edition includes poetic verses by the emperor, and bears three of his seal impressions in red 中國古代婦女擅長於在屋內養蠶，而男子則外出在田間種地。按照中國傳統的治國理論，皇帝和皇后每年都會在農業和蠶桑的季節進行特定的國家祭典。這些場景是康熙皇帝（1662 - 1722 年）特殊託製的一冊《御製耕蠶圖》的一部分，該冊有 46 幅關於種植糧食和絲綢的插圖。康熙時期的版本以 12 世紀的版本為基礎，康熙時期的版本包括皇帝御題詩句，以及他的三個御用印章。 Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including rosewood. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarise themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country 準買家應注意，一些國家禁止進口含有濒危物種材料的財産，包括红木。因此有意購買此件拍品并有意愿运至其他國家的凖買家應在竸投前熟悉相闗海闗规定