The Lacquer Screen
First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert van Gulik |
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| Series | Judge Dee |
| Genre | Gong'an fiction, Mystery novel, Detective fiction, Chinese crime fiction |
| Publisher | Art Printing Works, Kuala Lumpur |
Publication date | 1962 |
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| Preceded by | The Red Pavilion |
| Followed by | The Emperor's Pearl |
The Lacquer Screen is a gong'an detective novel written by Robert van Gulik and set in Imperial China (the early decades of the Tang dynasty). It is a fiction based on the real character of Judge Dee (Ti Jen-chieh or Di Renjie), a magistrate and statesman of the Tang court, who lived roughly 630–700 AD.
The book features fourteen illustrations by the author.