Gorgeous Set of Four Traditional Japanese Deer Hair Brushes from Former Woodblock Printing Studio 1924 ) while playing a rummy

) while playing a rummy type game

to which I have compared these copies to check for missing parts

This one made me very happy to find--an 1802 copy of Aesop's Fables

seated (disarmed) posture suggesting she may soon be the victim either of them or the murderer on the phone

and I presume meant to live inside a frame that would conceal the unfinished bottom edge

Gorgeous Set of Four Traditional Japanese Deer Hair Brushes from Former Woodblock Printing Studio 1924 ) while playing a rummyOh, I find these the most beautiful things and am loathe to let them go. They are a set of traditional handmade Japanese deer hair printing brushes, sometimes referred to as "peony" brushes from what I understand, after the shape of the flower in bloom. This set, I was told by the (very wonderful dealer) I purchased them, came from a longtime woodblock printing studio in Japan that was closing (which seems the only means of acquiring them) and clearly