Screen

Object/Artifact

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Screen

Entry/Object ID

1985.007.013

Description

A 12-panel Coromandel screen, in two sections of six panels each, depicting on the right hand six panels: intricate carved and polychromed scenes of Chinese businessmen outdoors, with various buildings and scholars' rooms visible, the gates to the city on the right, with musicians in gazebo in foreground, in addition, on far right, a band of riders on horseback, approaching the entrance to the walled city; the left six panels, showing mostly ladies, in domestic situations, indoors and outdoors with children; toward the center of the twelve panels, in depicted the ruler, seated on "throne" with visitors paying homage, women playing musical instruments, all the vignettes in lush garden setting, the upper border depicting "hundred precious objects," the sides and bottom border with dragons, Foo dogs, and other wild animals, all against a scarlet lacquered ground.

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1985.007.013

Source or Donor

Coe, Robert D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

China

Notes

Date: early 19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Screen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

112 in

Width

216 in

Dimension Notes

each panel: 112h x 18w

Material

Wood, Wood: Carved Wood Polychrome, Mother of Pearl, Cormandel Laquer, Carved Wood Polychrome

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Moved By

John Pacini

Date

08/20/2024

Move

MOV2024.3

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Date

08/16/2023

Location

Room

Dining Room

Building

Coe Hall

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried Date

Apr 22, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

May 9, 2023

Condition

Reason for Exam

Routine Report

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Break

Date Examined

Jan 2, 2024

Examined By

Emily Leger

Notes

Lucas Francy brought to my attention that the right-most panel on one half of the screen is becoming detached from the panel next to it.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 14, 2006

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

J. Badami

Date

Apr 3, 2004

Notes

Min. Value: 95000

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Robert D. Coe Robert D. Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: From the estate of Robert Coe, Sur les Ailes, Cannes, France. Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

08/14/2006

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

03/20/2025