Midcentury Christmas Boy Musician with Lyre Ceramic Figurine pastels_collectible being swallowed by a whale

being swallowed by a whale

From a Writer's Notebook" by Van Wyck Brooks

There is a bend in the paper on the lower left corner

this set has brass handles and sheath and silvertone metal for the blades

Midcentury Christmas Boy Musician with Lyre Ceramic Figurine pastels_collectible being swallowed by a whaleAn adorable, midcentury Christmas Boy musician figurine. The ceramic figurine features a musician with a gold halo holding a lyre. The sweet boy is unmarked likely midcentury Japan. In very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks; with paint loss and discoloration. The cute hand painted figurine measures approximately 4 1 2" tall.