Mini Wooden Forks and Knife handmade mask great artist Joyce Pensato

great artist Joyce Pensato

There is one dark

hand-thrown and hand-painted

coarse horsehair bristles and a threaded

This is a 19th century Chinese painting executed in gouache on pith paper--a type of paper (resembling rice paper) that came into use in China in the 1820s (reaching its heyday in the 1830s and 40s) as a means to satisfy the increasing demand for small

Mini Wooden Forks and Knife handmade mask great artist Joyce PensatoI think I might feel a bit like Fred Flintstone stabbing a piece of cheese with one of these little forks they're pretty primitive, but they're so sweet! I especially like the shape of the knife, which would actually make a pretty good spreader, but these would also just be great displayed among other little carvings or curiosities. Really charming. Approx. 4" long x 5 8" wide and 1 4" deep. Sold as a set.