it was all black and white with exotic touches everywhere : white carpet stretching to a wall of windows overlooking the bay and the harbour beyond , black leather lounges with red and gold cushions , a glass table held up by black panthers climbing white rocks , a floral arrangement of red and gold lilies as its centrepiece , black leather chairs around it , and separating the incredibly spacious living space from what she assumed was the bedroom area was a multi-panelled chinese screen , brilliantly decorated with red-and-gold dragons and mother-of-pearl insets for clouds , trees of jade , wonderfully rich and vivid against the black laquered frames .