Red and Gold Decorative Carved Lintel unframed We recommend bringing the jars

We recommend bringing the jars indoors during the winter to preserve their condition

architectural feel

to the ornate robes adorned with delicate scrollwork

showing groups of figures in a courtyard setting

The original darker finish has worn and weathered particularly on the top surface to reveal the beautiful natural grain of the elm wood

Red and Gold Decorative Carved Lintel unframed We recommend bringing the jarsJiangsu, circa 1880 Salvaged from a home in Jiangsu province in eastern China, this brightly decorated panel once formed part of an internal wall as a lintel. The deep red lacquer of the main section is adorned with relief carvings picked out in gold showing pagoda roofed houses, trees and, set centrally, three distinguished elders. The middle figure holds a 'ruyi' sceptre an ancient auspicious symbol for power and good fortune and a sign of nobility.