Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy 1950s Japanese toy though it is a miniature

though it is a miniature watercolor

of which there are an incredible variety

appeal for the the lettering itself

and deeply true

Signed on the bottom "Lapid Israel" and "D"

Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy 1950s Japanese toy though it is a miniatureA great old one, and an unusual one for the old black and mellow gold paint on it, with painted designs, including several X's, giving it a bit of a mystical feel, as if it once dangled at the end of a chain used in secret ceremonies who knows?! Nicely carved with a very round ball in the cage and a great old alligatored surface now. Good for hanging from a nail on the wall, setting somewhere, or wearing around one's neck as a dramatic pendant! 5 3 8"