Square Edged 12 7/8" Inch Presumed Antique Wooden Painters Palette  fine Japanese lacquer pretty impossible not to want

pretty impossible not to want to take care of

The striking Art Nouveau pen and ink drawing on the front of this 1903 postcard feels to me very apropos for marking the beginning of 2021--not exactly bright and cheerful

7" long and tall not including tail

it should not seem too surprising that Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian were both products of early kindergarten

When I first started doing this

Square Edged 12 7/8" Inch Presumed Antique Wooden Painters Palette  fine Japanese lacquer pretty impossible not to wantIt's hard to pass a by a pretty, old painter's palette when I see one, so I usually don't! This one isn't thickly caked in paint, but there's enough to make it lovely, and in this case I think it's nice to see the dark wood of the palette itself. There is a hairline split coming up from the bottom a couple of inches, but hang it on the wall and you would never notice it. 12 7 8 x 8 3 4 and in good condition. There is a detail photo of the split, which