Wonderful Old Hand-embroidered Stuffed Silk Cat Baring Fangs! woman in red The six wooden spokes end

The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the "wheel

which to my eye amplifies an interesting tension between image

with just light soiling to the corners from handling

The simmering pots on the stove with flames below

Wonderful Old Hand-embroidered Stuffed Silk Cat Baring Fangs! woman in red The six wooden spokes endWhat a face, what a cat channeling a tiger! It appears to have been sewn of silk organza, with lining beneath that, surely darkened some over time, all to the good I think. With a hand embroidered face and details on the body, including curled tail on the back, in threads of various colors, all tight, as are the seams. The stuffing feels like more like grain than soft stuffing no scent to it, maybe wheat? It is stuffed full, and the stuffing is fairly