Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings Happiness is found in virtue

Happiness is found in virtue

A charming old valentine or love note

The lidded one will nest inside the other

I'd guess for ale or similar

beautifully richened by age and use

Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings Happiness is found in virtuePurchased from a dealer in Japan, this one is completely after my heart the work of a schoolchild learning to embroider, and specifically to embroider "semamori"emblems of protection, amulets of sorts, made to be sewn into kimono, especially those of children, warding off evil spirits. So this is sort of like a sampler, sort of like a child's sewing lessons book (for practicing seams, button holes, etc.), and with the feel of a Froebel kindergarten