"Palace Park" A Pair of Gilt Painted Panels

Scholars and leisure seekers descend on a classical Chinese garden meticulously gilt painted on two richly lacquered panels. Crafted circa 1800 during China’s Qing dynasty, the panels depict a lush setting studded with pavilions, meandering paths and a rocky landscape. Together, the panels progress from a raucous group partaking of the park’s diversions to a more serene garden-like setting in which horseback-riding scholars follow a river-banked path in a landscape studded with mystical mountains and trees.

Although depicting a traditional subject, the paintings experiment with perspective, a Western technique that was admired by Qing emperors.

Molded, integrated frames topped with brass filigree hangers anchor the panels.