Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf Hokusai From top to bottom in

From top to bottom in the first photo

circa 1960

It is supposed he died from the effects of a deadly potion mixed and administered by the hand of an enemy

He did his military service as a musician in an infantry formation

Old Black Painted Hanging Balls in Cage Whimsy with Sliding Shelf Hokusai From top to bottom inWhat's especially cool about this old carved whimsy is that the "shelf" separating the two balls slides all the way up and down inside. It was made to hang (the hanging loop is original to it), such that gravity forces the slider down to rest on top of the lower ball, but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes. It's an old one, carved of pine I believe, with wear to the paint along the corners, to the good I think. 4 5 8" tall (5