Charming Early 20th C Western Meadowlark on Branch by Charles Weddle lee rosen plus the half black

plus the half black

feet and tail)

I am fairly certain this lovely small Japanese lacquer on papier mache box dates to Meiji period

Corcoran Gallery of Art

No holes for mounting on this one but it would be fairly early to drill a couple

Charming Early 20th C Western Meadowlark on Branch by Charles Weddle lee rosen plus the half blackI purchased this very charming carved Western Meadowlark from a seller in Kansas as it should be, as it's the Kansas State bird. Folky but finely done, and with radiant yellow belly, I believe it is about half scale of the actual bird 4 5 8" from tip of beak to tip off tail feathers. It is signed on the underside of the branch to which it is attached by Charles Weddle, who I understand was an early 20th century Kansas based folk artist. Great