Framed Picture

Framed Picture

Paper flower picture in a standing frame A: Picture made of 8 dyed rice paper flowers and 6 buds in the shape of pink and purple sweet peas on two green vines red square with white kanji created from fold paper in lower left corner on paper card backing trimmed on edges with gold colored tape. B: Frame of dark wood with rounded corners at the top and curved feet with extensions on either side includes matof gold and reddish brown brocade in a repeat and an inner edge shallow dark wood frame which creates a shadow box for the picture clear glass front C: Back insert is paper covered stiffener (foam core?) white on the inside and blue cloth on the outside two brown plastic insets framed with gold paper on right side act as sliders for two wooden pegs which fit into slots in the frame two stationary wooden pegs on left side; silver colored sticker has the name "Mitsukoshi" in black with circled kanji next to it in lower right hand corner (possibly the name of the store at which the picture was bought).

1996.012.002