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Ming herbal (paintin… | Wellcome Collection Bird Painting Acrylic, Peacock Feather Tattoo, Peacock Tattoo, Auguste Rodin, Traditional Tattoo Flash, Indian Folk Art, Tail Feathers, Historical Art, Birds Tattoo

Painting of a peacock in the meticulous (gongbi) style, in colour on silk, from Bencao tupu (Illustrated Herbal). The painted illustrations in Bencao tupu were jointly executed by Zhou Hu and Zhou Xi in 1644 (the final year of the Ming period). The explanatory texts were provided by Zhou Rongqi. The book was not completed: each volume was to have contained 14-15 paintings, but only 29 are extant. Zhou Rongqi writes: The peacock (kongque) is also known as yueniao. It is 3-4 chi in height (1…

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Islamic Angel Art, Islamic Angels, Gilding Art, Persian Manuscript, Persian Illumination, Islamic Illumination, Persian Painting, Persian Calligraphy Art, Middle Eastern Art

As a specialist in gilding techniques of all kinds, Tim introduces illumination into much of his work and is well-known for his book ‘The Art of Illuminated Letters’. He has studied Persian and Mughal illumination and miniature painting, using authentic techniques and pigments. Tim’s original designs for illuminated letters and monograms […]

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