http://collection.shangrilahawaii.org/internal/media/dispatcher/56754/fullGilded Polychrome Wooden Arch with Wheat Motif19th centuryWood, polychrome pigments64.6.20a-b1This pair of arches, located within the qa’a of the Ottoman gallery, are decorated with symmetrical stalks of gilded wheat. A naturalistic style of ornamentation evolved in Istanbul in the 1700s when Ottoman artists were especially influenced by the Baroque and Rococo styles of Europe.Woodwork1650997821