Elzzup Tangram Puzzle with Very Beautiful Woodblock Printed Booklet flapper mask There in a horizontal surface

There in a horizontal surface crease or wrinkle in the paper 2/3 of the way done

and good as a pair I think

7 3/4" across in the other direction

A sweet and curious little porcelain hand-shaped vase

I believe he dates to the 1930s or so

Elzzup Tangram Puzzle with Very Beautiful Woodblock Printed Booklet flapper mask There in a horizontal surfaceIn this age of artificial intelligence, my want for simple, tactile things designed with the capacity to engage one for many hours grows ever stronger. I believe tangrams are mid 19th century Chinese in origin, but have since been produced in endless forms. To my mind and eye, it doesn't get better than this small wooden Elzzup Puzzle in its smart red box most of all because of the gorgeous 64 page booklet inside, which looks to have been woodblock