Very Endearing Japanese Monkey Hand Puppet satin glaze head and two paws raised

head and two paws raised as if begging you for a treat

which lends itself to the display of a couple of small sprigs or something significantly more dramatic

is signed at the bottom but I am uncertain of its maker

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Very Endearing Japanese Monkey Hand Puppet satin glaze head and two paws raisedThat face! Everything about this homely monkey hand puppet seems just to cry out "love me!," and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more. I believe his head is made of plaster, which has some small chips in it, and from which some of the brown paint has worn off. His body is sewn of flannel, with a few spots and stains and one loose seam at the neck, but very soft and still holding together everywhere