Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard Japanese sculpture but as a pretty fabulous

but as a pretty fabulous folk art piece I think I'd more likely display it out of reach

This and a portrait of Gen

An aesthetically stunning object

and among ancient things I am disposed toward valuing the small ones most

) with the color palette making me think of Philip Guston

Ladies in Hats and Men with Large Ears, Fun Pen and Ink 1909 Hand-drawn Postcard Japanese sculpture but as a pretty fabulousWhat faces, and hats with feathers like wings, and then ears like wings on the men! I love those toothy smiles too. I might guess a portrait of a group of church goers, and they look perhaps ready to burst out in song. No message on the back but it was postmarked March 30, 1909 (with a good cancellation) mailed to Lebanon Kansas, famous for being the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states, currently with a population of 178. 5 1 2" x 3 1 4".