Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 kewpie doll Plus the cocked eye of

Plus the cocked eye of the second deer

which is essentially the same as pick-up sticks)

Certainly they bear a very strong resemblance to the animals of Swiss toy designer and maker Antonio Vitali (who also designed many toys produced by Creative Playthings)

she'd make a pretty great bookmark too

Perhaps it's a last will the woman in blue holds

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Blanch, c. 1873 kewpie doll Plus the cocked eye ofFour of these I found together, only one of them dated on the back, locating them all I think in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl each with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy, and also offering a