Colorful Old Blocks and Ball Painting on Wood with Great Patina antique Chinese carved chip with trimmed lower corners and

with trimmed lower corners and an irregularly cut top edge

deep and even basketweave texture

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

not that often the case

periodically sounding the whistle

Colorful Old Blocks and Ball Painting on Wood with Great Patina antique Chinese carved chip with trimmed lower corners andThis one just makes me happy, and I really love how the yellow stripe on what I'd guess is a ball turns right into the edge of the yellow alphabet block. Great color, great surface, perfectly softened with age and wear. 1930s 40s or so I might guess and perhaps cut down from a larger piece. Would be great in a kid's room, or anywhere! 13 3 4" t x 12 1 4" w x 1 4" thick. Dryness surface cracking to the wood and some paint loss around the edges as