Two Flower-and-Butterfly Paintings (Hwajeopdo

Description:

Two Flower-and-Butterfly Paintings (Hwajeopdo) Korea, 19th century, ink and color on cotton, one depicting peonies and butterflies, the other lilies and irises, with butterflies and dragonflies, individually framed, possibly separated from a multi-panel folding screen, 49 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.

Provenance: From a private collection in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

some mineral pigments flaked off; molds;


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