Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings 6 1/2" t x 2

6 1/2" t x 2 1/2" w x 2 7/8" d

beautifully richened by age and use

or something by someone else well known I can't quite put my finger on

I'd guess for ale or similar

in a style which I believe would be referred to as grain-painting

Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings 6 1/2" t x 2Purchased from a dealer in Japan, this one is completely after my heart the work of a schoolchild learning to embroider, and specifically to embroider "semamori"emblems of protection, amulets of sorts, made to be sewn into kimono, especially those of children, warding off evil spirits. So this is sort of like a sampler, sort of like a child's sewing lessons book (for practicing seams, button holes, etc.), and with the feel of a Froebel kindergarten