Wonderful 1912 Blue Painted Folk Art House Still Bank wooden shoe some wear of paint along

some wear of paint along the edges of the lid and base where they meet

with wear to the wood and small dings here and there

executed in black ink on a washi-type paper that I think was once much closer to white than it is today

But most of all I love the animals that inhabit it: those wading flamingoes

produced by Raku firing

Wonderful 1912 Blue Painted Folk Art House Still Bank wooden shoe some wear of paint alongSo many terrific details on this wonderful handmade wooden house, which functions brilliantly as a still bank, but it more than great enough to serve no function at all. On the front is a slot large enough to take coins or dollars, and the house is large enough to hold a small fortune, which is easily retrieved by opening a sort of trap door on the underside near the rear, which also creates a sort of back stoop when pulled forward. Cut paper behind