Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk resting birds definitely Art Deco influenced graphic

definitely Art Deco influenced graphic style in which these three decidedly modern looking women are rendered reminds me of the watercolors of Pueblo artist Awa Tsireh from the same period (if you're not familiar

a heavily detailed form of traditional Indian traditional embroidery that originates from the Kutch and the Saurashtra regions of Gujarat in North Western India--as well as a perimeter of multi-colored sequins and cut and sewn cotton fabric triangles fringe

Unrepaired is a large chip to one leg of the frog

There is one small area of light colored spotting near the lip that appears original to the making

Smiling Face Antique Painting on Silk resting birds definitely Art Deco influenced graphicSuch a funny, cheery face! It was painted on silk, then very carefully wrapped around a piece of round board, pinned tight along the edges all the way around. It did have a ribbon with a little hanging loop attached to the top, but it immediately crumbled in my hands as soon as I touched it not too surprising as I'd think this is well over a hundred years old. I think of it kind of like a smiling moon, and might hang it high on the wall to watch over