Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder carpenter's square There is a tiny hole

There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case

Just a lovely Japanese porcelain sake cup

with a little paint loss

There is a slightly darker area at the very center of the interior

who seems kind but maybe also rather stern

Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder carpenter's square There is a tiny holeI continue to love how folk art doorstops and knick knacks like this napkin or letter holder reflect the particularities of their makers as well as well as the properties of the paint! they were made with. I had one other with two Felix the cats in the shop made according to the same design, but its (very wonky) character was radically different than this one, which I especially love for the wonderfully alligatored paint tin the minty green eyes,