Brush ink / gold leaf / rice paper
Doorway literature
Symmetry, ritual, and a single red field
Ming lineage / household scale
门上成诗
The door reads like poetry
Vermilion paper, brush-black ink, and gold leaf turn the threshold into a yearly page.
Paper / ink / gold
大红
宣纸
金箔
Paired verses keep the entrance formal, open, and alive for the new year.
Han cultural sphere / diaspora