Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard seashore The seven founding members were

The seven founding members were Peter Passuntino (b

The accordion of the accordion player can be removed from his grip

that one was housed in its original wooden crate

with "antes" printed across the edge of one side

feeling like closure

Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard seashore The seven founding members wereI purchased this beauty of a handmade postcard from a seller in Holland, a bit skeptical that it was completely hand done, but indeed it is, ink and watercolor and very fine! What an gorgeous grasshopper, and what a luminous and evocative melon upon which it is munching! Emblematic of the late 19th early 20th c. obsession with all things Asian ("Japonisme" in France), the imagery here seems all about good luck and prosperity. The postcard, mailed by