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Image Not Available for Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 3 of 3)
Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 3 of 3)
Image Not Available for Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 3 of 3)

Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 3 of 3)

Maker
ClassificationsARCHITECTURE
Dateca. 1900
Dynastylate Qing dynasty
Mediumcarved wood with gilded decoration
Dimensionsoverall: 60 x 84 x 3 in. (152.4 x 213.4 x 7.6 cm.)
DescriptionThese elaborately carved door frames were made in Guangdong province as noted by an inscription on one of the frames. A favorite decorative scheme on these architectural elements was birds and flowers signaling success and harmonius living. These pieces were purchased by Mrs. Hong from a Japanese dealer in Los Angeles in the 1940s. They decorated one of the Hong properties, the entrance hall of the bank on Broadway in Chinatown, now an architect's office. One of the pieces was displayed in the Huntington exhibition "Chrysanthemum on the Eastern Fence," August 2006-January 2007.
InscribedOne door frame has an inscription indicating the frames were made in Guangdong province.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Hong Family
Status
Not on view
Object number2007.12.4c
Image Not Available for Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 1 of 3)
Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 1 of 3)
Unknown, Chinese, 20th Century
ca. 1900
Object number: 2007.12.4a
Image Not Available for Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 2 of 3)
Door Frame with Flowers and Birds (set 2 of 3)
Unknown, Chinese, 20th Century
ca. 1900
Object number: 2007.12.4b
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