which makes all of those flowers feel very voluptuous
(And I do currently have another boxless set of about 40 I've not listed
The subject here is kabuki performer Nakamura Shikan II and his son Nakamura Komataro
I believe it dates to the late 70s or early 80s
I especially love the color variation on the drippy glazing
Eleanor Clarice Hayes' Short and Sweet Grade IV Sewing Samples Booklet plastic which makes all of thoseI love an old sewing lessons booklet like penmanship practice notebooks, each is its own thing depending on who made it and when, with lessons taught, materials used, etc varying over time. This is an especially brief one, just four samples completed by our young Eleanor, but I find them especially lovely in a very minimal, and also tenderly humble way, and especially for their handwritten captions, which feel almost like found poetry. Basting.