A pair of polychrome enameled metal and lacquered wood Da Ji wall panels


20th centuryEach identically constructed with a metal plate in raised relief of a bat and a ribbon-tied double gourd vase with symbols of the Eight Immortals surrounding the character da on the upper lobe, the Eight Buddhist Emblems surrounding the character ji on the lower lobe, the characters covered in gilt, the remaining raised relief colored in rich enamels in contrast to pale blue enamel background of the vase set on a carved wood stand; the relief elements attached to a black lacquered wood panel painted in gilt and raised enamel colors with further leafy gourd vines within a heavy hardwood frame with a metal suspension bracket (minor wear, age cracks to lacquer).31 1/8 x 27 1/8in (79 x 69) dimensions of wood frame