Description
Japanese keyaki hardwood shibuama mounted wall panel. Carved of wood, lacquer, bone, and mother of pearl. A flower display dragon vase of lacquer displaying clippings of flowering dogwood. Carefully carved with great detail. Condition is very good and ready to be enjoyed and hung to a wall. Low basket holds clipping of the loquat fruit with a butterfly flying just above.
Signed two seals
Age: Meiji period (1868 – 1912)
Dimensions: 17 3/4″ wide x 27 3/4″ high x 1 3/4″ thick
The kousa dogwood’s slow maturation and rings of wood can symbolize endurance and resilience.Growth and survival, patience, longevity and perservance through its steadfastness of nature.
Loquat is believed to have been cultivated as early as 1000 BCE in China. In Japan, the it became a symbol of longevity and was celebrated in poetry and art. In the Tang-Song Dynasty, the loquat symbolizes wealth, prosperity, and beauty.
