A FOUR-PANEL ‘ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS’ COROMANDEL SCREEN, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. One side of the brown-lacquered surface carved and infilled in polychrome lacquer with a battle scene from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, showing warriors, some on horseback, guards, flagbearers, all in a rocky landscape, the reverse depicting a pond with birds, flowering branches, aquatic plants, lotus leaves, and craggy rockwork.

Provenance: Collection of Graeme Alexander and Scott Carlton of Hambrook House, Gloucestershire. The couple is known for their extensive collection of European paintings, porcelain, and Chinese works of art, and have been featured in a number of specialist collector’s magazines over the years.
Condition: Fair condition with old wear, natural age cracks, the lacquer with crackling, losses to edges, touchups, minor old fillings and repairs. The nicely crafted frame from the 20th century.

Weight: 13.5 kg
Dimensions: Height 105 cm, Length 126 cm

Coromandel lacquer, or kuancai, emerged in the 16th century in China aimed at the domestic market. It was a new innovation and a challenge for Chinese lacquer craftsmen to produce large and highly decorative screens more economically, in order to replace the very expensive and labor-intensive lacquer screens decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays.

Literature comparison: For related coromandel screens, including several depicting scenes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, see W. De Kesel and G. Dhont, Coromandel: Lacquer Screens, Ghent, 2002, pp. 32-57.

清代彩繪三國演義桌屏
中國，1644-1912年。棕色漆面地一面彩繪三國演藝的戰斗場景，四周可見騎士、守衛、旗手，河水，鳥類， 樹，水生植物與岩石。

來源：英國Gloucestershire 的Hambrook大宅Graeme Alexander及Scott Carlton伉儷私人收藏。這對夫妻以其收藏的大量的歐洲繪畫、瓷器和中國藝術品而聞名，多年來在許多專業收藏家雜誌中都有報導。
圖片：Graeme Alexander 與 Scott Carlton在 Hambrook 宅中與他們的一部分陶瓷藏品
品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損，自然裂縫，漆層開裂，邊緣掉漆，補漆，少量舊填料和維修。 精美的20世紀框架。

重量：13.5公斤
尺寸：高105厘米，長126厘米