Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet box with drawer and this is quite a

and this is quite a charming one

such that the lid sits very nicely

with a 7/8" diameter

as were these

I am not certain but it looks to me like this one is simply tin

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet box with drawer and this is quite aThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I