Antique 31 Inch Hand-painted CALICO Sign shino-glazed tea bowl so there you go

so there you go

the smaller (which I am just throwing in with the other) is locked and would need a Chinese key (which looks like a large

typically it seems it was the practice to trade in order to have a variety

there is a bit of roughness to the surface of the cage interiors

Image size 20" x 15 1/2"

Antique 31 Inch Hand-painted CALICO Sign shino-glazed tea bowl so there you goI'd guess this wonderful old sign was hung inside or outside a general store or similar advertising calico fabrics, but of course I also like the image of a litter of calico kittens it brings to mind! Most of all, though, I like the hand painted black letters themselves the skinny second "C" in contrast to the fatter first one, the bold, decisive "A" and "I", and especially the kick at the end of that great "L"! All set against creamy white on a rough