Embroidered Panels with Design of the Chinese Characters for 'Longevity' and 'Good Fortune', 18th-19th century, Unknown Korean, 34 3/16 × 12 7/8 in. (86.84 × 32.7 cm) (image)46 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (118.75 × 36.04 cm) (mount)50 3/4 × 33 5/8 × 1 in. (128.91 × 85.41 × 2.54 cm) (outer frame), Gold-thread embroidery on silk, Korea, 18th-19th century, Each of these six panels features twenty-four Chinese characters, alternating between the characters for 'longevity' () and 'good fortune' (). The characters, embroidered in gold thread on a light-blue ground, represent a wide variety of scripts. Some are traditional, while others are less orthodox, including characters whose brushstrokes are formed by stylized bamboo, fish, or birds.
Embroidered Panels with Design of the Chinese Characters for 'Longevity' and 'Good Fortune', 18th-19th century, Unknown Korean, 34 3/16 × 12 7/8 in. (86.84 × 32.7 cm) (image)46 3/4 × 14 3/16 in. (118.75 × 36.04 cm) (mount)50 3/4 × 33 5/8 × 1 in. (128.91 × 85.41 × 2.54 cm) (outer frame), Gold-thread embroidery on silk, Korea, 18th-19th century, Each of these six panels features twenty-four Chinese characters, alternating between the characters for 'longevity' () and 'good fortune' (). The characters, embroidered in gold thread on a light-blue ground, represent a wide variety of scripts. Some are traditional, while others are less orthodox, including characters whose brushstrokes are formed by stylized bamboo, fish, or birds.