SOLD Unusual Antique Painted Tinwork Frame with Continental Watercolor Drawing painted wood panel I'd guess the red lotus

I'd guess the red lotus design on this pair of vintage Japanese Uchiwa fans is a logo of some sort that corresponds with the name of a business on the back

this drawing makes me think a bit of the directness and warmth of Alice Neel's portraits

inspirational figure

as it feels really wonderful in the hand

SOLD Unusual Antique Painted Tinwork Frame with Continental Watercolor Drawing painted wood panel I'd guess the red lotusI found this in Maine that is certainly not where it came from, but the origins of the finely crafted, painted antique tinwork frame are a bit of a mystery to me. There are some spectacular Spanish Colonial tinwork frames that it feels a bit akin to, but my guess is that it is Continental European. Found in it is a fine antique watercolor, also Continental I believe, which has clearly lived in the frame for a long time and I think may date to the 18th