Anglo-Chinese School, 19th century
Anglo-Chinese School, 19th century

Alcedo sp. (Kingfisher); and a green bird perched in a fruit tree

细节
Anglo-Chinese School, 19th century
Alcedo sp. (Kingfisher); and a green bird perched in a fruit tree
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, on Chinese paper
10.3/8 x 12 in. (26.5 x 32.4 cm.); and 10.5/8 x 12 in. (27 x 31.8 cm.); and a pair of Japanese School, early 20th-century, hand-coloured woodcuts of a wading snipe and a finch (4)

拍品专文

The Kingfisher depicted is closest to one of the southeast Asian species. It has not been possible to identify the green bird depicted in the second watercolour.