He noted that in one room he put a beautiful Chinese coromandel screen in front of some very strong modern furniture. "That was her [Coco Chanel's] thing to take a touch of very luxurious oriental ...

and because Coco Chanel was a collector of Coromandel lacquered screens, displaying them around her apartment on Rue Cambon. Among her pieces was a screen that featured a scene depicting West Lake ...

“The collection lifted whimsical symbols from the coromandel screen, including intricate floral, fruit and scholarly objects, and incorporated them into an iconic Chanel wardrobe, one that felt ...