Another Sweet Old Carved Whimsy, Three Balls in Three Cages vintage knife just struck me as quite

just struck me as quite a nice one

So Japanese--maybe 1980s or so

Appox 3 5/8" x 5 5/8" and in great condition

3 5/16"l x 1 11/16" w x 1 3/4" t

I really love how worn and weathered it is too

Another Sweet Old Carved Whimsy, Three Balls in Three Cages vintage knife just struck me as quiteThis is one of three carved whimsies today, and one of two of them found in Maine. What makes this one unusual is the two platforms carved into the larger "cage," giving each ball its own sort of room. (A place for everything and everything in its place and this one keeps calling to mind 'peas in a pod,' too.) Nice too how each side of those platforms, and top and bottom of the whimsy too, were carved in, making concave curves. Sweet, and one