Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture rabbit I think they are planter

I think they are planter perfection

Woven in a classic kilim style

showing the wood underneath (easily repaired) and there is a bit of loss of lacquer around the underside edge of the lid

Altogether a very sweet and rather magical little thing to find a special spot for

Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture rabbit I think they are planterThis charming papier mch sculpture of Asian girl and lion dog I believe is mid century Japanese. The hand painted details are really wonderful, from the pink cheeks and detailed bib of the little girl to, especially, the mane and ears of her lion dog companion, a mythological creature considered a guardian figure in Japanese culture and a popular subject in Japanese papier mch.