Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking acid-colored banded glaze

acid-colored banded glaze

It measures 14 1/2" long x 11 1/2" wide x 5 3/4" tall

was produced in the 1980s in a relatively small edition—the one other copy I found online came from the collection of the late James Perrizo

5" high x 1 5/8" wide

I might use this bowl as a small planter

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking acid-colored banded glazeThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I