Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings pewter dish arms and legs attached by

arms and legs attached by nails

which lead to his creation of kindergarten and the "gifts" which were central to it

if only I could read Japanese

I believe the end paper drawings by one boy

Lovely Late 19th C. Relief Carved Portrait of Young Woman with Drop Earrings pewter dish arms and legs attached byPhotos do this no justice, though details give a better sense. A real beauty of a relief carved portrait I'd say, quite sensitively done, and with a great deal of care and labor invested in her profuse pile of what I believe would be described as fringed and crimped bangs. The warm dry wood patina here contributes to giving a blush to her cheeks and neck just behind her ear, making her feel all the more full of life and I just love how her earlobe is