Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll yellow tackett A sweet little turned wood

A sweet little turned wood cup with a handle that I just love for its jaunty angularity as well as its irregularity

It was purchased from the estate sale of a multi-generational family of artists near Boston

nothing fussy or perfect about it

It sits fine upright

handmade and handpainted with 24k gold accents

Tiny Antique Japanese Carved Bone Articulated Doll yellow tackett A sweet little turned woodThis little woman, carved of bone, fits easily in the palm of ones hand, and folds up to be even tinier. I find things like this just amazing, including the beautifully detailed carving of her hair and face, enhanced with black and red pigment. I have found a few antique Japanese dolls like this that were acrobats, suspended from an armature which they could be flipped over and around, but I believe this one was just made as a tiny doll just as is.