Four Panel Screen with Flower Vase Carvings l200 Note that each one is

Note that each one is individual and so sizes and designs vary

bright blue canvas under a metal wire frame and sit on a black wooden base

aged patina

Originally in a deep black lacquer

The doors are mounted directly into the frames above and below on wooden dowels

Four Panel Screen with Flower Vase Carvings l200 Note that each one isJiangsu, circa 1880 This wonderfully carved screen is made of of four hinged panels, made from elder wood in Jiangsu province, southeast China towards the end of the nineteenth century. Lower level screens like this were used in ladies' quarters of the home, used as 'modesty boards' to hide exposed ankles and petticoats. The main central carvings on each panel show vases holding bouquets of flowers a common theme for this type of piece as they were