Chinese Eight Panel Screen Set with Double Happiness & Dragon Motifs

Eight tall panels, each with window-pane lattice over a carved base.

This eight panel screen set with double happiness & dragon motifs is from China, and dates to the 19th century. As original period furniture became harder to find, restoration artists began salvaging fragments from incomplete pieces to make complete ones, and eventually full reproductions began to surface. Folding screen of eight narrow panels in reddish brown. The upper portion of each panel is open grid lattice, and the lower part is carved with a medallion, with a decorative frieze on top. The surface is rubbed and warm. It is 24.5 inches long, 1.25 deep and 112 high.

A lot of panels, and each one pulls its weight.