CR9-015: Antique Chinese Courtyard Couplet Door Panels Late 19th Century 010-22-02-17 Early 20th Century Italian Painting

Early 20th Century Italian Painting of a Street Urchin

Length (open) 81 1/2"

Barbara Larimer Lorimer (1868 - 1963)  Still Life of Zinnias Oil on Canvas Painting

the Central Mountain Region of Yugoslavia

CR9-015: Antique Chinese Courtyard Couplet Door Panels Late 19th Century 010-22-02-17 Early 20th Century Italian PaintingPair of Carved and Lacquered Wood Courtyard Couplets, Displaying sixteen characters heightened by gilt paint Eight characters each panel. Ninth Year of the Guangxu Period (1879), Dimensions (each): Height 72"; Width 10 1 2" Depth 2 1 2" Comments: Chinese courtyard couplets, often referred to as Spring Festival Couplets or Door Couplets are endowed with traditional Chinese verses displayed on doors, particularly during the Spring Festival. They are