screen, wood, handcarved; standing, four-legged; ornate open work; rectangular jade open work tablet near bottom; inset mirrored panel at center, backed by carved jade panel with dragon appearing on other side; vertical support pieces (2) from leg to screen broken off; black lacquer finish; H 21.6 cm x W 15.4 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China, attr.
Collector:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Jade (rock) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Context of use:
Note with screen reads: "In shape of writing table screen, to screen table from brush spatters.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 15.4 centimeters and height 21.6 centimeters