These beautiful wall hangings are shown in several techniques.  The first is coromandel, the ancient Chinese art of layering clay and lacquer over wood, carving designs in the clay and  painting or gold-leafing the designs. Silk screen is a traditional Japanese art. The screen is made of a soft wood frame which is wrapped with silk.  Designs are painted with watercolor and the border is covered with brocade.  The panels are bound together with overlapping silk instead of being hinged together. And the third method used is oil paint over wood.

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