JAPAN - 19th century

JAPAN - 19th century A carved and gilded wooden panel, known as a “ranma” (欄間), originally created for a temple, depicting a pair of peacocks (“kujaku” 孔雀) amid large blooming peonies, flower buds, and dense foliage, The panel is mounted in a black lacquered wooden frame, the inner edge of which is gilded, and fitted with decorative corners and mounts made of engraved gilded copper. The frame bears a red inscription listing the names of what may be donors or individuals assoc

Category

Asian art

Location

Paris