German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing jockeys adding to its Japanese feel

adding to its Japanese feel

I've left it in the frame

and I keep going back and forth as to which side I like better

I think the fish is just fantastic

with prisms for the lenses

German 1943 R. Schmidt Woodland Animals Mixed Media Drawing jockeys adding to its Japanese feelI'm completely charmed by this animal packed drawing, with its all over composition of creatures against solid black ink ground reminding me of some of my favorite Medieval tapestries (I've included one example in photos) and also hand painted designs on antique Chinese ceramics, ginger jars especially. And what a wonderful cast of creatures is it perhaps that owl in the tree and the wild boar best of all! some of them happily given little patches of