Pair of Chinese Brown Lacquered Hardstone Inlaid Wall Panels Each of vertical format constructed as a shadow box: the brownish-black lacquer ground of the recessed back panel mounted with a four-character inscription carved from bone above flowering branches in vases, incense burners, a bowl of fruit, a musical chime, a teapot and cup cut from various colored hard stones. All supported on reticulated stands also of lacquered wood, the flower petals and leaves wired onto gilt metal branches.Inscribed: ìIn the garden, there are autumn colors, In the home, there is quiet cultivation of virtueî. Late 18th / Early 19th Century. {Approximate dimensions of frame, 54 1/4 x 24 inches (138.5 x 61 cm)}. Property from a San Francisco Collection. [Aged cracks]. Including a historical documentation†from December 3, 1962, a written evaluation of the pair of panels by Kuo-Píing Chou at the University of Wisconsin for Dr. and Mrs. Trudgen of Michigan.