Art, Symbol & Imagination
Japanese Bird Embroidery: Two Opus Plumarium Panels
Two pale birds occupy separate red hexagonal panels, one with wings extended broadly and the other turning into a narrower rising curve. Fine light strokes articulate the feathers against the dark grounds. The source caption identifies Japanese opus plumarium. The paired examples allow differing wing positions and the direction of feather-like stitches to be compared within Needlework as Art.
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Illustrator not identified. "Japanese Bird Embroidery: Two Opus Plumarium Panels" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 339. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0338
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Illustrator not identified. Japanese Bird Embroidery: Two Opus Plumarium Panels. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 339. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0338