Wonderful Bisque Lion, Presumed Japanese 1860s drawings and with a bit of

and with a bit of a knowingness to her gaze despite her youth

Her companion

"The perfect gift for that Special DO-NOTHING Friend /  that Useless Necessity a Husband / that Absolute Necessity a Wiife / Designed for Those Who are Going in Either Direction and a Reduction Gear for Big Wheels

It’s not too often that I buy a piece of Asian lacquerware

and then her great simply painted face

Wonderful Bisque Lion, Presumed Japanese 1860s drawings and with a bit ofLove at first sight with this lounging lion, whose face and posture and attitude strike me as just right. I have done some searching but found no match of him out there; I think he is likely Japanese based on the exposed bisque underside, but there is no mark anywhere that I see. He's quite well done, with fine incised texture for the fur, and nicely variegated graduated color, from the red of the mane and tail to the brown of the body. A bit of a