Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate Nicely worn

Nicely worn

chipping to the paint as obvious and these definitely spent some time out on a marquee

I believe it was likely made as a tourist souvenir

though I do think a few big white pink peonies would be its ideal completion

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate Nicely wornI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear