Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture Sparta pottery to wear it is to

to wear it is to feel like a superstar

The vase measures 4 inches tall with a diameter of 2

are just fantastic — a quintessential example of machine age design

While totally functional

25" or so in height)

Japanese Painted Papier Mache Girl With Lion-Dog Vintage Tabletop Sculpture Sparta pottery to wear it is toThis 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.