Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture Sparta pottery Sometimes the pewter or silver

Sometimes the pewter or silver bottoms of flasks such as these were removable

to wear it is to feel like a superstar

3 3/4 inches tall

25" or so in height)

The vase measures 4 inches tall with a diameter of 2

Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture Sparta pottery Sometimes the pewter or silverThis 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.