Finches and Bamboo, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)
Emperor Huizong (1082–1135, r. 1101–1125) Chinese
Handscroll; ink and color on silk; 11 x 18 in. (27.9 x 45.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
John M. Crawford, Jr. Collection, Purchase, Douglas Dillon Gift, 1981
My original though when I saw this piece was that it looked like it was painted onto Dichroic glass so that's what I used! I made one large focal and a number of smaller beads in assorted shades of topaz and dichro with 'bamboo' leaves painted onto the bead with a stringer... With the exception of a couple of copper plated clay Mykanos beads everything in the necklace was made by me!
To see other entries in this challenge check out the Art Bead Scene April Challenge post
