More Old Clay Marbles! Set 3 vintage horsehair brush with some smudges and stains

with some smudges and stains on both front and back and an old fold down the middle

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

and I know pretty rare--and this set is really in excellent condition

Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood

maybe made in Japan

More Old Clay Marbles! Set 3 vintage horsehair brush with some smudges and stainsI'm not over my obsession with old clay marbles, and have just added four new (old) sets to the shop. I really love how each batch I've found has a different personality, and, like rocks, each marble is unique. Just so lovely. About 50 marbles exactly as shown. They are making pretty dramatic shadows against this white plate! These average about 1 2" in diameter, some a little bigger, some a little smaller. I've tried to weed out any with much damage,