Sweet Old Handmade Dollhouse Hand-cranked Upright Phonograph mid-century ceramic sculpture The dealer I purchased it

The dealer I purchased it from referred to it as an onion box

he or she packed a lot into this bucolic scene

Ink and crayon on lined paper

and Meiji period I am pretty sure (1868-1912)

I've had a couple decks of these in the shop

Sweet Old Handmade Dollhouse Hand-cranked Upright Phonograph mid-century ceramic sculpture The dealer I purchased itJust too humbly charming to pass by. I believe meant to represent an upright cabinet type phonograph, though it does look rather like a refrigerator! All the little carved rounds near the top are meant to represent the speaker I believe, and with a wire crank on the side for winding up the phonograph. 3 1 2" t x 1 5 8" w (not including crank) x 1 3 4" d. Great condition, c. 1930s or do Id guess.