Lovely Tiny Antique Silk Covered Emory with Embroidered Green portfolio drawing He measures 9 1/8" tall

He measures 9 1/8" tall

and this one to my eye is as about as good as they come

this striking large black vase is unmarked

all of which

Lovely Tiny Antique Silk Covered Emory with Embroidered Green portfolio drawing He measures 9 1/8" tallA small thing, but such a lovely one I think, which feels like spring to me, with the palest pink silk topped with beautiful sprawl of celadon green embroidery. The silk is worn, making it almost look more like strands of thread rather than fabric in some areas, which is part of what I love about it, as if the purpose of the green embroidery were to gather up the waves of thread. Under the pink is a red lining, showing through in a few spots. Emory