Tiny, Fabulous Folk Art Carved Lead Silhouette fabric sample Just stunning

Just stunning

looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years

but equally handy for earrings

made in China in the late 19th century I believe for export to the Western market

and the way in which they might be integrated into one's life

Tiny, Fabulous Folk Art Carved Lead Silhouette fabric sample Just stunningA fantastic little folk portrait and rather miraculous feeling thing. Carved of lead I believe, with a bit of depth to it, rounded edges, and detailed on both sides with ears and eyes and brows. For me it's the profile that really really makes it, with this great domed brow, super pointy long nose and prominent chin. Plus an intensity of tiny carve marks all over. Better in person, where one really appreciates the detail of the carving in relation to