Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere but he has a fantastic

but he has a fantastic presence and patina

a mythological creature considered a guardian figure in Japanese culture and a popular subject in Japanese papier-mâché

stood on the bedside table

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 3/8" deep and comes in what may be the original box

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere but he has a fantasticThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around