Blue Jays on Branches, with Copious Handwritten Notes on Reverse, RPPC mourning wreath Gorgeous paint

Gorgeous paint

He looks both empathetic and empathizing to me

executed in chenille on silk

and specifically to embroider "semamori"—emblems of protection

but it's 7 inches long

Blue Jays on Branches, with Copious Handwritten Notes on Reverse, RPPC mourning wreath Gorgeous paintThe photo here is perhaps a bit underexposed, which lends these blue jays in their diorama type situation a sense of delicacy and etherealness, which, combined with the very sharp focus of the image, makes them feel all the more like exotic specimens. As such, the reverse of the rppc meets the image perfectly describing the size and markings (in great detail) and habits of the bird, culminating with: "people throw from mountain tops meat and bread