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I'd appreciate any nudge towards the origin if these two wood panels. I 'assume' (maybe wrongly) they are Asian. Both are 30 inches by 48 inches (one inch thick board.

I'm sure they have no real value so I'm thinking of putting them in my garden. The paint is thick and then the scene and figures etched and outlined in gold paint. No idea of the age or origin...no markings that I can find. Perhaps they are southeast Asian?

Thank you for your time on this.

Looking at the general style and composition, plus what we can see in these vague photos of the costume on the figures, these look Indian. In the picture on the left, there is a lion and an ox. The only lions in Asia live in the Indian state of Gujurat, so this may be another clue of the origins of the paintings.

Your panels make me think their painter was fond of Henri Rousseau (French - 1844-1910), who produced some remarkable jungle paintings,though never departed France (see link below). Another possibility is illustrations based on Judeo-Christian scripture, in particular the story of Noah, who built the ark that rode out the great flood with his family and pairs of all the animals aboard.

In any event, I wouldn't expose these works to the elements until getting the further opinion of someone familiar with ethnic and primitive art.

Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :Rousseau

Thank you for the above info. Kind of you.

I never thought about 'a lion'.....yes, does rule out most of far eastern Asia. And yes, there is a 'feel', of Rousseau works. Thanks for the link.

If ok I will post a close up of the human figures and their dress. I apologize for the lack of detail but this site only allows smallish files.

Much appreciated,
Miranda

Thank you for the above info. Kind of you.

I never thought about 'a lion'.....yes, does rule out most of far eastern Asia. And yes, there is a 'feel', of Rousseau works. Thanks for the link.

If ok I will post a close up of the human figures and their dress. I apologize for the lack of detail but this site only allows smallish files.

Much appreciated,
Miranda

The left hand picture is a version of the Peaceable Kingdom referenced in Isaiah 11: 1 - 10. See link below.
http://leohartshorn.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-peaceable-kingdom-isaiah-111-10.html

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