Handwoven Kilim with Trees, Animals and Figure, Presumed Polish gnome seemingly having been worked from

seemingly having been worked from both sides

made of a variety of woods and most of them from Japan

The stories themselves

and the green over creamy white glaze is just lovely

and with lots of character--but I really fell in love when I opened it to find this beautiful backgammon board inside

Handwoven Kilim with Trees, Animals and Figure, Presumed Polish gnome seemingly having been worked fromFrom the overall composition to the tiny details, I find this handwoven vintage kilim rug or tapestry super evocative, and quite extraordinary. starting with those trees, fantastically expressive from branches to roots! Better for you to look than for me to describe, but the yield is a landscape that feels like a whole world unto itself, product of a singular artistic vision. And how to beat the little shepherd at bottom, with what look like big pink