Painted Panel of Character "Recite"

Cleveland Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular panel with a red and gold patterned border. Top section has a white background with a large black Chinese character surrounded by a red and blue circle. Below the top section is a narrow horizontal rectangle with a red oval on a green background, flanked by blue, green and red curved lines and motifs. The main section has a red diamond shape with a gold dragon surrounded by pink, white and yellow flowers on a white background. Below the diamond section is a rectangular section with a green and blue mythical creature surrounded by red and blue swirling lines and green and blue orbs on a white background. The panel's background is white. Title: Painted Panel of Character "Recite". Artist not specified. The overall design and characters suggest a traditional Asian art style.