Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder vintage Japanese lacquer box but I think it's very

but I think it's very sweet

It stands sturdy on its own

apparently there was a tavern trick to cover the holes around the top and drink from one of the spouts like a straw in order to win the bet

running about half way in

and it's a fun one--big and chunky and rustically carved

Two Felixes with Red Moon Folk Art Holder vintage Japanese lacquer box but I think it's veryI continue to love how folk art doorstops and knick knacks like this napkin or letter holder reflect the particularities of their makers as well as well as the properties of the paint! they were made with. I had one other with two Felix the cats in the shop made according to the same design, but its (very wonky) character was radically different than this one, which I especially love for the wonderfully alligatored paint tin the minty green eyes,