Charming Double Entry Bright Blue Scratch Made Cardboard House schoolgirl cut paper of an almost Giacometti-like surfer

of an almost Giacometti-like surfer on long board riding a wave

and the more I look at real Chinese Cinnabar carving

it appears to be unsigned

The design of the lid features Chrysanthemums (symbolizing the sun

in a way that I could turn it around occasionally

Charming Double Entry Bright Blue Scratch Made Cardboard House schoolgirl cut paper of an almost Giacometti-like surferNot so old this super sweet scratch made cardboard house was dated 1973 on the underside though of course now the 1970s were a fairly long time ago now, especially for a cardboard house! It has held up beautifully, surely due to the love and care with which it was made. Each window pane cut by hand with clear film in each window, every shingle strip cut and coated and laid individually on top of the next, etc. And then this fabulous painterly cobalt