[Chinese art] Album containing 21 gouaches,

painted on silk, 11,5x18,5 cm., glued on firm cardboard, late 19th century, bound as leporello, blind stamped leather binding, oblong 8vo.

Beautiful collection of images depicting birds in their natural habitat. Next to the fact that the birds have been depicted realistically, the artist also managed to create an aesthetically pleasing larger picture. Several clasps of the leporello have become loose, yet that does not in the least affect the great charm this work exhibits.