Cast Metal (Bronze?) Memorial Plaque of Young Girl bone gaming chips painted creamy white paint and

painted creamy white paint and with great alligatoring to the green roof paint

It's the patterns of the kimono of the three figures that really makes it for me--so elegant

and the betel box was an important object

And it makes a great whistle by blowing into the large hole on its side near the tail

but what a fantastic image I think

Cast Metal (Bronze?) Memorial Plaque of Young Girl bone gaming chips painted creamy white paint andThis is another one I know next to nothing about, except that I find it quite beautiful and also quite touching. It was noted by the seller as a memorial plaque, and certainly it was once mounted to something, perhaps commemorating the too short life of this young girl (who I suppose could just as likely be a boy)? It certainly feels as if this child possesses a depth of wisdom beyond their years, with a strong, brace looking face and eyes that seem