Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking was produced in the 1980s

was produced in the 1980s in a relatively small edition—the one other copy I found online came from the collection of the late James Perrizo

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What a tiny wonder is this exquisite hand-sewn Asian doll

contemporary

5" high x 1 5/8" wide

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking was produced in the 1980sThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I