Wonderful Antique Cigar Silk Quilt, 21-ish Inches Square glazed blue bowl Paper size: 6 3/4" x

Paper size: 6 3/4" x 4"

with loose wash for the sky and a subtle hint perhaps of blue sky emerging through clouds

Front clasp closes and holds tight

sumi-e painting

Wonderful Antique Cigar Silk Quilt, 21-ish Inches Square glazed blue bowl Paper size: 6 3/4" xI've had a few cigar silk quilts in the shop, which feel like great treasures every time I find them, each one stunning in its glorious shades of gold, and each reflecting its individual maker, including the range of brands of cigars they were able to attain ribbons from! Some are especially striking for the way the brand names were very precisely lined up in rows, but this one I love more for the opposite reason: though very carefully sewn together