TX4-002: Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century Banquet Table Frame: 22 7/8" x 27

Frame: 22 7/8" x 27 7/8"

Condition: with loss to areas of case including motif on door

He was also a member of the Society of Independent Painters of America

Height - 29-1/2"

Framed  24” x 30”

TX4-002: Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century Banquet Table Frame: 22 7/8" x 27Antique Japanese Uchikake Outer Wedding Cape Early 19th Century. This highly decorated Cape is meant to be worn as an outer garment on formal occasions primarily during weddings. It is decorated with symbols from Chinese lore that were present in Japanese art since ancient times. When the animals are shown on rocky islands amid waves, as here, they signify Mount Penglai (or Horai in Japanese), a realm of the immortals believed to lie off the southeast