This is a beautifully carved antique Chinese window panel or screen, once owned by the remarkable Dr Martin Crossley Evans, the long-serving warden of Manor Hall at Bristol University, and passionate collector of Oriental antiquities.The intricate carving centres around a vase with a plume of flowers and foliage representing the life force that flows through every object, or ''Qi'', also present are objects that are associated with the ''Hundred Antiques'', a very popular design of the 1700''s, and referring to a hundred items with special and significant spiritual meaning, celebrating life, piety, respect for ancestors and scholarly pursuits. On this panel we can see a wealth of flowers and foliage, as well as a chess board and a stringed musical instrument, and a small bird foraging at the bottom of the frame.The panel has been set into a more recent pine frame with a brass hook for displaying purposes. It looks fantastic, but does have the age related wear that you would...