ping feng

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

A movable screen having a wood or bamboo frame, used in traditional Chinese homes to supply privacy or to provide a setting for pieces of furniture. The panels, set into the frame, may be paintings on paper, fabric or lacquered boards, or carved wood, carved ivory, or precious stone. Both sides of the screen may be painted or carved. One large panel may be used or a number of smaller, equally sized panels connected by hinges. (Harris, 1977)