Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet midcentury art a Boston Terrier I believe

a Boston Terrier I believe

was delighted to find this guy yesterday at an antique shop in my neck of the woods

It was definitely made quite a long time ago—the aging to the painted surface is just gorgeous—and

and many others

holding the pen

Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet midcentury art a Boston Terrier I believePurchased from a dealer in Japan, this one is completely after my heart the work of a schoolchild learning to embroider, and specifically to embroider "semamori"emblems of protection, amulets of sorts, made to be sewn into kimono, especially those of children, warding off evil spirits. So this is sort of like a sampler, sort of like a child's sewing lessons book (for practicing seams, button holes, etc.), and with the feel of a Froebel kindergarten