Wonderful "Verses on Friendship" Cat, Early Ink and Watercolor Drawing French officer on horse and appears to show remnants

and appears to show remnants of white paint

which I especially love for the hearts on their sides circling the upper half

3 1/4" x 5 1/2" and really lovely

with the tiny tiny actual sized rendering of the beetle just below

I find it really hard to pass by little carved wooden objects

Wonderful "Verses on Friendship" Cat, Early Ink and Watercolor Drawing French officer on horse and appears to show remnantsI splurged on this one because I love it so very much, and while I rarely buy things I wouldn't be very glad to keep for myself, that is especially true with this cat! I'm never entirely certain what technically falls within the category of "fraktur" vs. simply being an early naive or "primitive" watercolor drawing, but in any event think this is a pretty singular thing, and really don't think I have ever seen a better face on a cat than this one.