Embroidered Panels with Design of the Chinese Characters for 'Longevity' and 'Good Fortune', 18th-19th century, Unknown Korean, 34 3/16 × 12 3/4 in. (86.84 × 32.39 cm) (image)46 3/4 × 14 3/8 in. (118.75 × 36.51 cm) (mount)50 3/4 × 33 5/8 × 1 in. (128.91 × 85.41 × 2.54 cm) (outer frame), Gold-thread embroidery on silk, Korea, 18th-19th century, Each of these six panels features twenty-four Chinese characters, alternating between the characters for 'longevity' () and 'good fortune' (福). The characters, embroidered in gold thread on a light-blue ground, represent a wide variety of scripts. Some are traditional, while others are less orthodox, including characters whose brushstrokes are formed by stylized bamboo, fish, or birds.