Rosewood inlaid with animal face jade carving screen

[Rosewood inlaid with animal face jade carving screen]

Clear, 36 cm high, 31 cm wide, and 17 cm thick
The main frame of the screen insert is made of rosewood, which is composed of screen frame, standing teeth and screen center. The lower edge of the screen frame is carved with Kui dragon patterns facing each other, and the upper edge and left and right sides are embossed with cirrus patterns. The standing teeth also reveal the image of Kui pattern. The screen center is inlaid with a piece of animal-face sapphire, which is carved from top to bottom with pig, leopard, rabbit, sheep and other images, and the two raised eagle heads are symmetrically protruding from the lower sides of the screen center. The plain face of the back panel of the screen insert can be seen after the removal of the round copper mirror inside, which sets off the jade carving of animals on the front of the screen. This screen of red sandalwood carved with Kui dragon and cloud patterns is gorgeous, and the jade carving is fine and neat. It is an ornamental in the court life of the Qing Dynasty. It is usually displayed on the table, small in size but full in charm