Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet modular earrings I especially love the perfectly

I especially love the perfectly round loop at the base of the handle

horsehair bristles

but must say that antique fishing bobbers are pretty tempting

It was made from a fairly thick slab of clay

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet modular earrings I especially love the perfectlyThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I