Black Veined White, Elegant 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Drawing opthomology and each peg

and each peg

though "9 Years Old" is very clear--and clearly was not referring to the little girl (who might have felt a bit secondary to this beloved dog

There are a few little spots that didn't get hit with glaze and there might be a tiny chip or two

I love a slab vase

Board itself measures 12 1/2" x 10 3/4"

Black Veined White, Elegant 19th Century Ink and Watercolor Drawing opthomology and each pegOne more beautiful butterfly today, this purchased from the same dealer as the other butterfly watercolor I've listed, though I'm not certain if by the same maker; I do know this one came from a series of fine watercolor renderings of different species, here the "Black Veined White" butterfly as penned at lower left. Exquisitely elegan and graceful I think, with the green stems seeming as much to suggest a path of flight as to describe a momentary