Post #403651 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Aug 24, 2008 3:59 PM

All along I was wondering about the less realistic, more two-dimensional "Temple" painting style of the scenes depicted on the exterior:

When reading this postcard's text:

... and regarding the murals behind Mr. Low,

...it seems possible that the same artist(s) that did the Shanghai Low murals were engaged to decorate our jewelry store's exterior. Though not Chinese, the motifs seem more Balinese than Polynesian in style. Perhaps inspired by Covarrubias' Bali Book?