Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk tabletop objects and then they collapse flat

and then they collapse flat to store when not needed

which vary greatly in terms of degree of darkening during firing

and holds four black lacquered coasters inside

it would once have held a glass bottle inside

and became known for finely rendered

Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk tabletop objects and then they collapse flatSuch a funny, cheery face! It was painted on silk, then very carefully wrapped around a piece of round board, pinned tight along the edges all the way around. It did have a ribbon with a little hanging loop attached to the top, but it immediately crumbled in my hands as soon as I touched it not too surprising as I'd think this is well over a hundred years old. I think of it kind of like a smiling moon, and might hang it high on the wall to watch over