Giant Four Balls in Cage Carved Wooden Whimsy architectural whimsy the god of longevity

the god of longevity

" a handy tool to use along with an ink pen when practicing one's Spencerian calligraphy

This carved whimsy is quite the opposite of refined

Well worn but all the better for it

Giant Four Balls in Cage Carved Wooden Whimsy architectural whimsy the god of longevityThis huge old whimsy is about the size of a rolling pin, and with its big knobs on either end, it really rather feels like one! I've been liking, and happily finding, some larger scale whimsies of late, which feel more like tabletop sculptures than little carvings, as this one does. This one definitely has a good amount of age, and I'd bet was used by a few generations of kids as a rattle (or bat!). There is one well done old repair at one corner that