Amazing Claudio Jimenez Peruvian Mixed Media Retablo Signed green glazed vase which almost reads as gold

which almost reads as gold

with hatching in blue and black/gray ink and what appears to be crayon for the other colors

1920s-40s I believe

who had an entire brownstone on Newbury Street in Boston

is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash

Amazing Claudio Jimenez Peruvian Mixed Media Retablo Signed green glazed vase which almost reads as goldWhat a thing! The level of detail in this vintage Peruvian retablo just blows me away with layers upon layers of simultaneous drama painstakingly packed into an 8" x 10" inch space. (Detail photos tell the story best.) It thus comes as no great surprise that it is signed on the back Claudio Jimenez, I believe attributing it to internationally renowned maker of retablos Claudio Jimenez Quispe, from a famous family of retablo makers in Ayacucho, Peru,