Four Chinese Hardstone-Inlaid Panels

second half 20th century, each inlaid with jadeites, quartzes and other hard stones and molded resins, depicting various birds amid blossoming branches and rockwork, framed.
h. 40-1/2", w. 24", d. 2-1/4"

Provenance: Private collection, Houston, Texas.

In overall good condition. There is a repair to the wing of a bird in one box. There is itssue behind the wings of two other birds in two other boxes. In a third box, there is craquelure to the black background. In a fourth box a small branch is lacking. A few of the the flower and leaf tips have some tiny losses. There is a scratch to the face of one obx, and a few other scuffs and nicks to the rest of the boxes.