Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving One last one from a

One last one from a number of drawings I've list by the same (surely quite young) maker

though I definitely suggest buying both for double the fun

The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth

This is a beautiful antique treen box

Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving One last one from aI didn't know it when I found it it just looked like a lovely folk art wonder to me! but I believe this is a Japanese Temari ball. From what I've learned, these originated in China and were introduced to Japan around the 7th century A. D., becoming a folk art form and craft, originally constructed from kimono remnants and later thread, with the brilliant colors of the thread symbolic of wishing the recipient a brilliant and happy life. I'm really not