[click through to full-sized versions; all images are spliced together
from screencaps; some background blemishes have been removed]
from screencaps; some background blemishes have been removed]
This exquisite gouache album of bird paintings from China was sketched in the 19th century and is available online at the Royal Digital Library of Belgium.
The album may have been produced to cater to a strong European market for Oriental artworks, although no definitive information about these sketches has been retained. It is a stable-mate of another (stylistically similar) anonymous watercolour sketch album owned by the Belgian Library, featured here on BibliOdyssey a few months ago: The Butterfly Album.
Previously: fauna.
Audubon with MSG.
ReplyDeleteDelightful.
Yes, exquisite. thank you, as ever, for your incredibly beautiful collections.
ReplyDeleteThese are just beautiful! How inspiring :D
ReplyDeleteJust stunning.
ReplyDeleteVery nice collection, thanks!
ReplyDeleteMarvellous paintings.Colors like dreams...
ReplyDeleteAs someone constantly searching for reference (and reference with information), what can I say but thanks for your great site, thanks for SHARING. The academic world should take note: you're a role model, old bean.
ReplyDeleteThe bird book link goes to the butterfly book.
ReplyDeleteThanks all.
ReplyDeleteHa! Thanks Jake, I'm surprised noone said so before, but the link is now updated.