Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse tin cat toy and the painting itself is

and the painting itself is in great condition

They reference classic styles of imperial porcelain

A very tender piece

The larger of the bowls measures 6 1/4" wide x 3 1/8" tall with an opening 4" in diameter

reminding me at once of a horse (and the sculptures of Marino Marini

Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse tin cat toy and the painting itself isThis is areally wonderful, I think19th century British ink and watercolor rebus drawing that I am still trying to fully puzzle out! I love envisioning its maker sitting down with ink pen, conceiving these riddles, and then beautifully unfurling (literally) them across the page, plus adding a poem to the backside of the page to boot! (re produced below.) Ive figured out a few things, starting with 0 cence = nonsense at the top of the page, and a few of