Be Kind to the Cow Mother Antique Punch Paper Embroidery, Framed man with black hat and maybe had a weighted

and maybe had a weighted rope or at the other end allowing one to swing it round

amazing surface

held together with hand-forged nails

there are some dark marks visible on the white glaze

nicely constructed

Be Kind to the Cow Mother Antique Punch Paper Embroidery, Framed man with black hat and maybe had a weightedBe Kind To The Cow Mother The ambiguity and multiple possible readings of this old punch paper embroidery makes it is one of my favorite finds ever so wonderfully curious! Are we to be kind to the the mother cow? Or was its maker pleading to her mother to be kind to the cow?! Or, was it "Mother" who made this and decided to sign it as such? I tend to lean toward the first reading, thus loving the specificity of it being not just the cow but the cow