Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor antique school alphabet I've never seen one in

I've never seen one in matte gray (charcoal

I especially the yellow borders and how each card features a mini version of itself in the far corners

I also really like the fact that she is dining alone

Box measures 6 11/16" x 4 3/8" x 3 3/4" t

I am not expert enough to date manuscript painting such as this definitively

Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor antique school alphabet I've never seen one inJust a single bloom, but this is among my favorite watercolors of late, just a small perfect thing. A blue rose I believe, labeled what looks like "japonica," which is indeed a type of rose the Kerria japonica, but that as far as I can tell is yellow Blue roses are in fact often used to symbolize mystery or the unattainable, since they do not exist in nature because of genetic limitations, so perhaps here the unattainable manifested! 7" x 5", very