Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard seashore with light wear and aging

with light wear and aging to top

at least to me

it measures 7 1/8" in diameter x 13/16" thick

with "antes" printed across the edge of one side

Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard seashore with light wear and agingI purchased this beauty of a handmade postcard from a seller in Holland, a bit skeptical that it was completely hand done, but indeed it is, ink and watercolor and very fine! What an gorgeous grasshopper, and what a luminous and evocative melon upon which it is munching! Emblematic of the late 19th early 20th c. obsession with all things Asian ("Japonisme" in France), the imagery here seems all about good luck and prosperity. The postcard, mailed by