Curtain Framed View of Mt. Fuji Sunrise, Beautiful 1906 Ink and Watercolor Postcard carpet bowling 4 1/4" across at handle

4 1/4" across at handle

I think its pretty hard to argue with the greatness of these three

Some minor surface cracking to the leather (detail photos shot at 2-3x maginification) and two very small eye shaped holes in the outer layer of the leather (not going all the way through) near the heel which I believe likely once housed additional small bone inlays

He was  constructed as a jig figure

Curtain Framed View of Mt. Fuji Sunrise, Beautiful 1906 Ink and Watercolor Postcard carpet bowling 4 1/4" across at handleI purchased this one from a seller in Germany where the ink and watercolor postcard made its way from Tokyo nearly 120 years ago. I think it is just the loveliest thing, with these marvelously patterned curtains (and best of all that soft orange swag) framing a graceful view of Mt. Fuji, orange sun rising from behind it and casting the most subtle of rays. With a few tiny tiny sailboats dotting the pale blue water, too. 5 1 2" x 3 1 2 and in very good