SOLD What is Home Without a Mother, Large Hand-drawn Spencerian Calligraphy vase with glass tube The box itself was carved

The box itself was carved out from  one piece of wood

Bottom Left Subject: Breseis kneels at the bedside of the deceased Patroclus

and I think it is the degree to which they take themselves seriously as portraits that I find so appealing

and 2" tall

SOLD What is Home Without a Mother, Large Hand-drawn Spencerian Calligraphy vase with glass tube The box itself was carvedCertainly the perfect gift for any mother! Better in person, where one can appreciate the detail, this is all hand done, ink and watercolor on heavyweight paper, late 19th c. I believe. Due to the scale, one actually needs a bit of distance from it to read the message, but much of the beauty and delight is in the details, which somehow seems appropriate in speaking to the nature of a mother! Beautifully done. 21 1 4" x 8 3 4" and in good condition,