Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings The lidded one will nest

The lidded one will nest inside the other

I'd guess for ale or similar

or something by someone else well known I can't quite put my finger on

36" x 24" and in very good condition

Happiness is found in virtue

Charming 19th C. Japanese School Child's Semamori Embroidery Practice Booklet vegetable drawings The lidded one will nestPurchased from a dealer in Japan, this one is completely after my heart the work of a schoolchild learning to embroider, and specifically to embroider "semamori"emblems of protection, amulets of sorts, made to be sewn into kimono, especially those of children, warding off evil spirits. So this is sort of like a sampler, sort of like a child's sewing lessons book (for practicing seams, button holes, etc.), and with the feel of a Froebel kindergarten