Pair of Birds, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing old folk art toy This little vase reminds me

This little vase reminds me of a tree trunk

though it lies flat now

6 1/8" x 3 5/16" x 5 5/8" d

which after 1880 reflected the influence of Laguna immigrants in terms of its polychrome decoration

Pair of Birds, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing old folk art toy This little vase reminds meA couple of more wonderfully colorful naive antique drawings today, including this one, that I know were salvaged from a scrapbook sketchbook that lived from many years in the possession of a collector (of the hoarder disposition), whose huge, amazing collection was badly damaged in a flood. Such a heartbreaking thing, as the few drawings salvaged from the notebook indicate that it was quite a masterpiece! Happily we have a few, and they fill me at