This handpainted Chinese Mural has a vibrant gold, green & black backdrop. There is a scene painted of a village of people and families standing spread out from each other. The people appear to be watching the military force that is passing through the village. It looks like a military of fighter soldiers riding on horses going off to battle. There is a leader. Someone like a Commander riding in front leading the military and carrying a large flag that has Chinese Marks written on it. On the back of the Divider it is signed with Chinese Marks. There are also 3 large white crane type birds painted on it with a colorful paradise garden scene painted on the left hand side of the back. The unit is stands 6 Feet Tall. And about 8 feet long. The unit is heavy. Approx 70 to 80 pounds. All the latches to the unit appear to be bronze. There are 6 panels to the entire unit. Each panel has 2 legs at the bottom that are also wrapped with a bronze cover to protect the legs of each panel; so the unit is held up; and does not sit completely down on the ground.
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Hello Noel, I’m very glad that you chose Mearto for your online appraisal, Considering the photographs, overall pattern, painting quality, label and the colours, I concluded that this is a Hand Painted Chinese Room Divider made in Hong Kong, the last quarter of the 20th century. The piece has six panels shaped and decorated as one piece. The piece is not entirely wood and there is a plated surface on the foundation material which we can easily detect from the scorched layers. The composition on the piece probably depicts a "return back home". The cavalry and the infantry following a nobleman returning from either a battle or a diplomatic voyage. On the left side of the composition we can detect the nobleman's family and likely his subjects welcoming him and his man. The piece was hand painted on a molded surface, so the embossments you see are not made by hand but rather molded. The painting quality can be considered as average for the last quarter of the 20th century. The facial expression of the people are rendered poorly and does not represent the facial expression from classical Chinese Art. The expressions of the horses are also notably poorly rendered, hairs of the horses are superficial. The piece has an inscription on it's backside which reports it's production date. It says "Spring 1979", so this piece can not be made before 1979. It also has a label saying "Made in Hong Kong" which is expected and similar to those of 1970's productions from Hong Kong. The feet of the panels are not bronze, it is either brass or aluminium, equivalent metal with a golden paint on it. We can detect the paint overflows on the right corner foot, this also shows that the painting process was done with an average quality for 1970's. The lower panels have idillyc scenes composed of traditional chinese style birds and flowers. Hand painted on a layer placed on another molded surface. Dimensions: 6 Feet Tall by 8 Feet Long, 70-80 Pounds of Weight. Condition: In fair condition with signes of use, there are scorched parts to the piece. Provenance: It was purchased by the current owner from a husband and wife in Orange County, California, 20 years ago. They claimed that the piece was in their family for the past 40 years. Decorated by a "Return Back Home" scene alongside idillyc lower panels. 800-1500$. Please don’t hesitate to reach us again for more online appraisals on your precious items, thank you for choosing Mearto.
