ABOUT THE "BIRD ON A CHERRY BLOSSOM" COLLECTION

In the autumn of 2014, after a long delay, my husband and I finally visited the exhibition of Asian art collections in the Kinský Palace on Old Town Square in Prague, managed by the National Gallery. What started as a leisure activity turned into a very valuable source of inspiration. Several beautiful works from Japan and China gradually became the inspiration for our creations.

Dragon and phoenix, koi carp with geometric patterns, or the bird on a sakura branch, which I would like to introduce to you now.

I actually don't know if the blue bird is sitting on a sakura tree. It could also be a plum or peach tree, which are also often featured in Japanese and Chinese art. Unfortunately, the description of the painting does not specify which flowering tree it is.

Mizuno Koshikata

Selection of thirty-six motifs

1893

Color woodcut, 35.2 x 23.8 (47.6) cm

Generally, birds on various trees or bushes appear very often in Eastern art, both in historical paintings and in contemporary art. Would you like a bird on a Japanese maple or lotus? You will surely see some of them in some form in our collection over time...

The first version of our collection "BIRD ON A SAKURA BRANCH" was created in 2015. And the motif quickly became one of the most popular. That's why we have returned to it many times since. The bird has appeared in many different versions...

In our current collection, you can see the bird on new porcelain from the traditional Czech porcelain factory Český porcelán Dubí, whose history dates back to 1864. The glass products are upcycled from old laboratory glass that had been stored in a box in the attic for years. We will gradually add more pieces...