Antique Pencil Drawing of Perched Owl Japanese Hokusai fan I love the combo of

I love the combo of naive + risqué

But as the woman is gifted with moveable arms--attached by tiny nails at her shoulders and allowing her to throw them up in the air--perhaps he is at times exasperating too

which included many fine things including glass

and a nice patina

as they can certainly balance in all sorts of places

Antique Pencil Drawing of Perched Owl Japanese Hokusai fan I love the combo ofOh, the owl, wise and mysterious nocturnal creature, which I am always hoping to spy in the wild but rarely do. But here one is a sweet and humble little pencil drawing on what looks like onion skin paper which one might to look at all the time! Late 19th very early 20th century I would guess, with one eye drawn a bit darker than the other making it look as if something's got it's attention! Sold in the nice old wooden frame I found it in, with a