Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse Japanese landscape vase and Tales of Sorrow and

and Tales of Sorrow and Revenge

and of what I think is just the perfect scale

at Cornell University in Ithaca

All the other parts are here (excepting a tassel which would once have hung from his fez) and he'll slide along the string if actively pulled

Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse Japanese landscape vase and Tales of Sorrow andThere are no holes to suggest this horse ever hung from strings, and with his front legs jointed at the knees he can't stand up straight (though he will balance on his own if resting on a knee) so I'm not entirely sure what this very sweet old horse was made for, though now I think I might mount him on the wall balanced on a few strategically placed nails. The white details of the face (including smiling mouth) mane and tale were hand painted on top