Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse Japanese landscape vase allowing a couple of pieces

allowing a couple of pieces of grass to spring loose (see photos)

and Tales of Sorrow and Revenge

and of what I think is just the perfect scale

Without the base

Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse Japanese landscape vase allowing a couple of piecesThere are no holes to suggest this horse ever hung from strings, and with his front legs jointed at the knees he can't stand up straight (though he will balance on his own if resting on a knee) so I'm not entirely sure what this very sweet old horse was made for, though now I think I might mount him on the wall balanced on a few strategically placed nails. The white details of the face (including smiling mouth) mane and tale were hand painted on top