Two hongmu wood door panels carved with bats and dragons, China, 19th century

Two hongmu wood door panels carved with bats and dragons, China, 19th century Vertically oriented, each door is divided into two panels and carved in shallow relief with two chilong flanking a bat in flight among the clouds in the upper section and a bat holding a coin in the lower section, an extremely popular rebus in Chinese art known as Fú zài yǎn qián - 福在眼前, which translates to “Happiness is before your eyes.” 78 x 48.5 cm

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Asian art

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Paris

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78 × 48,5 cm