Mid-Land Novelty Co 1930s Walnuts Sailor three dimensional This is a 19th century

This is a 19th century Chinese painting executed in gouache on pith paper--a type of paper (resembling rice paper) that came into use in China in the 1820s (reaching its heyday in the 1830s and 40s) as a means to satisfy the increasing demand for small

just a few light scratches to the surface that I don't think detract at all

which produced a number of other volumes of popular poetry (Kipling

This beautiful hand-thrown

Mid-Land Novelty Co 1930s Walnuts Sailor three dimensional This is a 19th centuryWhat a weirdo! But pretty wonderful, I think! This little sailor constructed of two real walnuts for head and body, metal rods, pipe cleaners for arms and neck, and wooden dowels for legs was made in 1935 by Mid Land Novelty Co., Inc in St. Louis, Missouri. I really love his baby blue and white painted sailor's outfit, complete with red anchor on his chest and "USA" on his hat, plus that kerchief around his neck and those big eyes that seem to be