Charming Vintage Japanese Hand-painted Kokeshi-type Boy on Turtle hanging clip or a tuna fish sandwich

or a tuna fish sandwich with chips

Hand-thrown and  hand-painted using a wax relief technique

The hand-painted design--really a drawing on clay--reminds me of car race flags

whose left-handedness results in the “backwards” stitch that this basket displays

Charming Vintage Japanese Hand-painted Kokeshi-type Boy on Turtle hanging clip or a tuna fish sandwichI found this charming little wooden Japanese Kokeshi type boy on turtle in a box of odds and ends at the estate sale of a man who had served in Japan during WWII and brought a lot back with him. It just pulled at my heartstringsI especially love that the dutiful turtle, serving as the perfect life raft (and wonderfully painted with waves on its lower half) seems to be grimacing all the while! Just a darling little object to have around, and a reminder