AN IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE YUZEN BIRODO (CUT VELVET) PANEL MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Of square shape, dyed and painted with a watermill by a stream, with leafy trees on the riverbanks and the silhouettes of thatched pavilions in the distance; all rendered in warm shades evoking summer lights; the square panel with silk mounts embellished with chrysanthemum and scrolling leaves; glazed and displayed in an impressive European gilded frame with stylised vines to the corners, with remnants of a paper label at the back for 'J.B. Bennett & Sons, Painters and Decorators to the Queen, Gilders and Fine Art Dealers', the panel 60.5cm x 69cm, 95cm x 94.2cm overall. J.B. Bennett & Sons was founded by John Brown Bennett (c.1810-1878) in Glasgow c.1856, trading as painters, interior decorators and art dealers. John's son Robert James (c.1843-1916) became the President of Glasgow Master Painters' Association, and the company started selling modern paintings, European Porcelain and Japanese works of art from 1889.