Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll antique schoolhouse 4 3/8" long x 3"

4 3/8" long x 3" across

or for the printmaking studio

I think it seems both quintessentially early 1980s and also timeless

and of interest at least as much for what they reveal about the painter as the subject

The cover of the portfolio is fairly torn as are the paper backings for a few of the tipped in prints

Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll antique schoolhouse 4 3/8" long x 3"This little woman, carved of bone, fits easily in the palm of ones hand, and folds up to be even tinier. I find things like this just amazing, including the beautifully detailed carving of her hair and face, enhanced with black and red pigment. I have found a few antique Japanese dolls like this that were acrobats, suspended from an armature which they could be flipped over and around, but I believe this one was just made as a tiny doll just as is.