Leaf & Spine

Cover art · birds

Happy Birds in a Spring Garden

Unknown artist, 1736–95.

Happy Birds in a Spring Garden
Happy Birds in a Spring Garden — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 5.7 x 11.3 in at 300 ppi — fine for smaller trims or inset artwork, but too small to fill a 6 x 9 in cover at 300 ppi. Taller than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 24% of the height.

About the work

In the 1600s, printing flourished in such Jiangnan cities as Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Huizhou, evolving from privately enjoyed illustrated books printed in color to more commercialized single-sheet color prints that were hung on walls and became part of the rich urban visual culture.

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