Vintage Fish Painting Frame:Dark ash anchoring the dreamlike blue with

anchoring the dreamlike blue with a flash of warmth

A carved stone lantern stands sentinel at the water's edge

or along a wide hallway

from the rounded cheeks to the small pink nose and the neat paws resting on the ground

Dark evergreen pines climb the lower slopes

Vintage Fish Painting Frame:Dark ash anchoring the dreamlike blue withDozens of fish crowd this antique naturalist plate, arranged in careful rows across a sheet of aged ivory paper. A scarlet snapper and a coral red bream anchor the centre, flanked by slender silver herrings, spotted gobies, striped perch and a spiny sea urchin. Along the lower edge the study turns to the seabed, where feathery seaweeds, a coiled shell, a puffer fish and fronds of branching coral are rendered in soft olive and sepia. Every specimen is