{"product_id":"a-literati-artist-s-sketch-book-circa-1800-1840-56-pages-of-heavily-detailed-ink-wash-drawings-with-pasted-and-tipped-in-pieces-many-pages-on-birds-and-ornithology","title":"A Literati Artist’s Sketch Book, Circa 1800-1840. 56 Pages of Heavily Detailed Ink Wash Drawings, with Pasted and Tipped in Pieces. Many Pages on Birds and Ornithology","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle: A Literati Artist’s Sketch Book, Circa 1800-1840. 56 Pages of Heavily Detailed Ink Wash Drawings, with Pasted and Tipped in Pieces. Many Pages on Birds and Ornithology \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Artist of the Southern School\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Poor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA Late Edo Period, early 19th century manuscript sketchbook, being a literati artist’s selection of sumptuous ink wash drawings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe sketchbook is a veritable trove of art, with 56 full pages of detailed ink wash drawings, some being double page examples, while in other cases, a single page can have several different illustrations taking up every gap of free space. There are a few color drawings, and quite a few pages of detailed birds, and ornithology notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne disbound manuscript in folio (25.7 x 18 cm), 30 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis manuscript’s binding is in poor shape, the binding being detached from the main text block, and some gatherings being undone. There is some soiling to the margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634833522999,"sku":null,"price":1175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251222_155345.jpg?v=1769898362","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/a-literati-artist-s-sketch-book-circa-1800-1840-56-pages-of-heavily-detailed-ink-wash-drawings-with-pasted-and-tipped-in-pieces-many-pages-on-birds-and-ornithology","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}