{"product_id":"antique-chinese-carved-wood-temple-panel-fragment-fretwork-roundel-9-5-l","title":"Antique Chinese Carved Wood Temple Panel Fragment Fretwork Roundel 9.5″L","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique Chinese Carved Wood Temple Panel Fragment: Fretwork Roundel with Scrolling Motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChina, Ming or Qing dynasty (14th-19th century)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5″L × 3.5″W (24 × 9 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a carved wood architectural fragment from a Chinese temple interior, a single piece pierced and carved in openwork with a central roundel enclosing a stylized fretwork character, flanked by scrolling foliate and dragon-form motifs. Fragments like this were originally set edge to edge in a mosaic of decorative panels lining the interior walls of Buddhist temples and the homes of the literate elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMany such temple carvings were destroyed or dispersed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. This fragment is part of a larger group recovered from a warehouse in Shantou, China, one of several hundred pieces salvaged from that find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinese carved wood architectural temple panel fragment, openwork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction or Decoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single-piece carved wood, pierced openwork; central fretwork roundel flanked by scrolling foliate and dragon-form motifs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ming or Qing dynasty (14th-19th century)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5″L × 3.5″W (24 × 9 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Old, weathered surface with dry patina consistent with age; small chips and losses at the carved edges. Stable and displayable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67579382989117,"sku":"26L0238","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/097C33FC-63A7-4D16-8D74-383FCDC62404_1_105_c.jpg?v=1790378342","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/antique-chinese-carved-wood-temple-panel-fragment-fretwork-roundel-9-5-l","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}