Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector 5 1/8" l x 4

5 1/8" l x 4 1/2" t x 1 7/8" w

and I love the pointy detail on the end of the handle

and there is a tiny loss of lacquer (which is real

and the cutouts forming heart patterns at the center of the handle

with the clay body showing through especially on and near the foot

Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector 5 1/8" l x 4As you can see from the number of photos I'm posting, I had a lot of fun posing this wonderful fellow, and certainly find him quite an evocative figure! Dating to the mid 19th century or so, he once would had a dowel that attached to the hole at the top of his head, allowing one to hold him up and make him dance. Now, he makes quite a striking silhouette when hung on the wall, with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in