Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 unusual sculptural pitcher with an allover pattern of

with an allover pattern of pink faces with white hair and bright red lips

Glazed matte black

All the other parts are here (excepting a tassel which would once have hung from his fez) and he'll slide along the string if actively pulled

a couple of hairline cracks in the lacquer close to the hinges

I have not touched the wood on this--there is some wear

Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 unusual sculptural pitcher with an allover pattern ofThis spectacularly gorgeous image portrays a total lunar eclipse which occurred June, 1863. It is an antique book page from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy) published by Lith Anst, Graz, c. 1876. The image itself was created by Ernest Matthey Guenet, who I have found some mentions of but not much about. I know very little about astronomy, and lunar phenomenon specifically, but I could stare at this all day