A rare Ming Dynasty fahua table screen, supported on four short feet. The screen is finely moulded to one side in high relief with nine immortals, the central figure riding a crane, flanked by two bearded sages above the He-He twins (the Taoist Immortals of Harmony and Union, popularly associated with happy marriages), the rim with four further Daoist deities, the reverse with a floral motif, covered in splashed glazes of dark aubergine, turquoise, and amber colour.
 
Ming Dynasty China: 1368-1644 AD.
 
Condition: Good condition with some wear, small chips, minor losses, minor touch-ups to the glaze, one foot with an old repair.
Height 21.3 cms (8.4 ins)
 
Provenance: From an old private collection in Bavaria, Germany, assembled since the 1960s.
 
Literature: Compare a closely related fahua table screen, 20.3 cm high, dated to the Ming dynasty, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number CIRC.97-1935. Auction result comparison: Bonhams Paris, 26 October 2023, lot 219 Description: A rare molded fahua panel, 16th century (compare the related form and high-relief moulding. Note the size (25 cms). Price: Euros 12,800