Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy Japanese monkey the wood is unfinished and

the wood is unfinished and shows some darkening in spots

Each one is unique and they stack snugly inside their fantastically detailed box— depicting a woman in a dazzling interior

I think is just terrific

I have not tried to polish it

This lovely

Single Ball in Cage Carved Wood Whimsy Japanese monkey the wood is unfinished andI really love the roughness of this carved ball in cage whimsy; nothing fussy or perfect about it. Best is that it is in fact a bit of a failure there are a couple of splits where the wood of the sides meets the top, with a nail in one corner holding the cage together! (see photos) While it is possible the nail was a later repair, I rather think it was the work of its hard trying original maker, and for me makes this about the most tender and