Four-Paneled, Inlay, Lacquer Screen
date: label: Accession Date
content: 8 Mar 1961
name: label: Donor Name
content: Estate John T. Owen
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Black lacquer screen with four panels is inlaid with mother of pearl, rose quartz, white and stained ivory, and semi-precious stones. Four birds, a peacock, the crane, the phoenix, and the pheasant, are depicted in natural settings. The reverse side is covered with a calligraphic rendition of poetry. The lower portion of the reverse side is decorated with a repetition of certain Chinese characters. The core and the frame of the screen are teak. Brass hinges are used on the frames. Probably made in the late 19th century. (though the esthetic quality if not unusually high, the screen is probably worthy of exhibition if incorporated with other elements, in a given ethnological theme. Screen needs minor repairs to lacquer and inlay work, and the metal hinges. [Curator for Asian Ethnology] E. I. Knez, 3/8/[19]61) Seperated into 2 two-paneled sections; April 1985."
label: Notes
content: This appears to be two parts: 2 sets of 2 attached panels (4 panels in total, but detached in the middle).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Jun 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 234409
label: USNM Number
content: E398388-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Screen