Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box heart chakra but to my eye quite

but to my eye quite sophisticated--and just lovely

and because it is bright orange

My guess is that this rolling frog is early 20th century Japanese

But one could use it in another way entirely--as a jewelry box

but I love most every detail of him head to toe

Antique Painted House Blocks Set By Unknown Maker in Original Box heart chakra but to my eye quiteI've had one other set clearly by the same maker as these, housed in the just the same type of cornflower blue painted box though those in a different palette, and with some different components; who the maker was I have no idea! They are most definitely scarce ones, and pretty much nothing I love more than gloriously colorful blocks with great graphic appeal especially with windows painted on them, allowing for the creation of vast grids. Lots of