Arms Open, Sweet Old Carved Folk Art Figure in Polychrome signed Chinese pith painting A wonderful object--visually striking

A wonderful object--visually striking

and I though this terrific never used Apex Rubber beach toy set would make an especially fabulous gift for a child or grandchild

kicking off with the lyrics (by W

and from what I can tell the two tins were once one piece

Not exactly my usual thing (and my handbag of choice is a New Yorker tote) but the embroidery on this handbag is so fine and so beautiful I completely fell in love with it (and really feel like someone should carry it to a Met gala

Arms Open, Sweet Old Carved Folk Art Figure in Polychrome signed Chinese pith painting A wonderful object--visually strikingA very sweet one, giving me great joy to find, looking in part as if embodying a certain lost ness, but also as if it spreading his arms in readiness of a hug. Very tender, and hugely empathetic, and a bit melancholic, even existential feeling, too. There appear never to have been hands, just these stubs at the ends of the arms, which seems just right for the gesture, and in keeping with the naivete of it all. Purchased from a dealer in my neck of the