0 - A set consisting of a pediment and two vertical panels made of gold-lacquered wood; the pediment is shaped like a partially unrolled horizontal scroll, surrounded by an openwork design featuring two birds amid large peony flowers and their foliage extending down the sides; the scroll bears four Chinese characters in slight black relief against a background of geometric motifs, which read in Vietnamese: Xuân phong mân toa, “the spring breeze fills the room”; the two vertical panels each feature seven Chinese characters in slight black relief on a geometric background matching the pediment; the inscriptions form a poetic couplet celebrating nature, which reads in Vietnamese: Hoa dieu giai quy vinh vât thi, “Flowers and birds are found in poems celebrating nature” (right panel); Yên vân tân nhâp du tâm hôa, “Mists and clouds are found in paintings that take the spirit on a journey” (left panel).

A set consisting of a pediment and two vertical panels made of gold-lacquered wood; the pediment is shaped like a partially unrolled horizontal scroll, surrounded by an openwork design featuring two birds amid large peony flowers and their foliage extending down the sides; the scroll bears four Chinese characters in slight black relief against a background of geometric motifs, which read in Vietnamese: Xuân phong mân toa, “the spring breeze fills the room”; the two vertical panels each feature seven Chinese characters in slight black relief on a geometric background matching the pediment; the inscriptions form a poetic couplet celebrating nature, which reads in Vietnamese: Hoa dieu giai quy vinh vât thi, “Flowers and birds are found in poems celebrating nature” (right panel); Yên vân tân nhâp du tâm hôa, “Mists and clouds are found in paintings that take the spirit on a journey” (left panel). Vietnam, reign of Emperors Khai Dinh or Bao Dai, first half of the 20th century (Minor damage to the pediment, with missing pieces that need to be reattached) Dim. This set of panels was generally placed in the main rooms of important residences, or in sacred spaces, depending on the maxims inscribed on them.