Handmade Whisk Broom or Brush, Presumed Japanese fine porcelain except the green B which

except the green B which measures 10 x 7 3/8 x 1/4”

exaggerated ears

taking their different colors from a wide variety of cigarette brands

most likely due to the association of the color red with good luck

I have become super enamored of this type of old carved wood folk articulated or jointed figures

Handmade Whisk Broom or Brush, Presumed Japanese fine porcelain except the green B whichI feel like I've seen other hand brooms similar to this one, but I have not been able to find one now that I'm looking! My guess is that it is Japanese, and most definitely it was made quite some time ago with a great deal of care the wire stitching alone on this piece is quite a spectacular thing: carefully braided along one edge of the bristles, criss crossing the leather strip at the other, and then looping and spiraling all over the face of the