Year of Rat

A wooden panel painted Chinese Red with a collaged white rat, the Lunar New Year 2020 symbol. The collage includes newsprint clippings from Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Indonesian papers. The rat holds a gold leaf coin, and 3 other gold leaf objects hang from a painted filigree that incorporates Chinese characters for Long Life, Happiness, Prosperity, and Health. The coin has the phrase: Have a peaceful journey written in Chinese. Wired and ready to hang. Size: 8 x 10