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Chrysanthemum-inspiration, kinesisk punchebovle, 1700-tallet - Chrysanthemum branch adapted from a punch bowl, China, eighteenth century.

Fantasi over pæoner på kinesisk stentøjsvase - Peonies, Song dynasty, China (960-1279).

Inspiration fra den kinesiske vase “de hundrede blomster” - Inspiration from vase “The One Hundred Flowers”, Qianlong, China (1736-1795).

Fantasi over pæoner og magnolia, Ching-te-Chen, 1700-tallet - Peonies and magnolias, Yongzheng period, China, eighteenth century

Stiliseret lotusmotiv efter  inspiration fra japansk fad - Stylised lotus, Kakiemon style, Japan (1652-1672).

Inspiration fra japansk arita-barber-fad - Composition, Imari style, Genroku period, Japan, 1688-1703.

Inspiration fra risbrændevins-flaske - Inspired by bottle-motive, Nabeshima, Japan, early eighteenth century.

Inspiration fra indisk silkebroderi - Inspired by silk embroideries, Rajasthan, India, seventeenth century.

BIRTHE KOUSTRUP (1917-2000) uddannet på Ellen Rimestads Kunstindustriskole i København. Hendes bøger er udkommet på en lang række sprog – senest på japansk. 

Skilled Danish designer and painter born in Copenhagen. Visually rich and wide-ranging in scope, her books are a treasury of nature-inspirited design ideas. From plants and flowers, borders and bouquets to folk art and chinoiserie, beautifully rendered floral pattern, imaginative animals, aquatic and bird decorations ect.