Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Singing Bird of Heaven
A brilliantly coloured bird rests on a slim branch with its long tail falling towards a small figure below. Distant hills and sparse plants leave its rich plumage dominant. The plate accompanies Grace James’s account of a heavenly messenger sent to the earthly realm.
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Warwick Goble. "The Singing Bird of Heaven" [editorial title]. In Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, Grace James; illustrations by Warwick Goble. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1910; forty colour illustrations by Warwick Goble., 1910, Macmillan and Co., Limited. Source scan leaf 247. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0387-0238
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Warwick Goble. The Singing Bird of Heaven. Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 247. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0387-0238