Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame Chinese decor With what I take for

With what I take for a cormorant—often portrayed as a foreteller of evil and doom—perched at upper left

It's in great condition and measures 8" long x 2 1/2" wide x 3/4" deep

and scribbled a few other things on it as well

and that even with mouths open and tongues bared these dogs seem positively regal

especially one with this wonderful arrow at the end of its tail

Blue Bird! Charming 19th Century Cutout Ink Drawing in Terrific Primitive Period Frame Chinese decor With what I take forPure joy. The marvelous, densely pen and blue ink decorated bird here is a cutout drawing, mid 19th c. I believe, purchased from a favorite Pennsylvania based dealer, and the wonderful c. mid 19th century black stained painted primitive frame with hand cut glass is one I found in New Hampshire and had waiting for the perfect thing, which I think the bird is! I mounted the cutout drawing to a piece of cream colored archival mat via one piece of