Amazing Japanese Mingei Folded Paper Snake with Glass Bead Eyes button eyes **Please indicate in the notes

**Please indicate in the notes field at checkout which you would like (see second photo with letters A-D corresponding to drawings

which isn't always how one might think of a seal

2 9/16" across at top

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7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in (20 x 12

Amazing Japanese Mingei Folded Paper Snake with Glass Bead Eyes button eyes **Please indicate in the notesWhat a lot of careful folding went into the creation of this very wonderful paper snake, Japanese (Mingei essentially means 'folk art' in Japanese) and dating to the early 20th century I believe. I've only found one other of these out there, near identical in manner though somewhat larger than this one, sold via 1st Dibs; that one was housed in its original wooden crate, with hand painted paper label, which helped in the dating of this one. It appears