German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat This wonderful reverse painting on

This wonderful reverse painting on glass

It measures 6" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 3/16" deep without the string hanging loop

and that cat

I purchased the piece at an wonderful estate sale that included a number of fine woven textiles as well as an eclectic collection of notable modern and contemporary art and design objects from around the world

super graphic little toy to display like a sculpture on a shelf

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat This wonderful reverse painting onI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making