Japanese Shoe Maker's Patterns/Templates--Sold Individually skull and crossbones and Addison Miznersee)

and Addison Miznersee)

with a hanging loop at the top of the frame

I also have the (very large and very heavy) maul that would have been used to pound them into the leather to cut it--if you have an interest in that

Initialed with what looks like LSH on the underside

Japanese Shoe Maker's Patterns/Templates--Sold Individually skull and crossbones and Addison Miznersee)We l know that these were brought back from Japan many years ago, retrieved from the archive of a shoemakers workshop long since closed. I don't know enough about shoe or boot, I presume construction to read these, but believe the quilt like collaging of silver and gold paper and blue and white fabric marks pieces to be cut and seams to be sewn. I find them just exceptionally beautiful found objects very Japanese and also very contemporary feeling. I