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Lot 182

A pair of hardstone-inlaid 'erotic' panels
19th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of hardstone-inlaid 'erotic' panels

19th century
Each of rectangular form with double wood panels set into a silk-brocade frame, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and soapstone, with other details picked out in ink, the outer panels depicting scholars and officials within garden and pavilion settings, lifting to reveal the hidden 'erotic-subject' panels.
26.6cm x 21.3cm (10¼in x 8¼in) (4).

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