Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard his first attempt 16 1/2" x 14 1/2"

16 1/2" x 14 1/2"

really-- where he grips the seal he is carrying on his back in a manner that makes it hard to know where one ends and the other begins

perhaps for a mother who liked to garden

Douglas and Nancy Webster

Grasshopper on Melon, Exquisite 1917 Ink and Watercolor French Hand-painted Postcard his first attempt 16 1/2" x 14 1/2"I purchased this beauty of a handmade postcard from a seller in Holland, a bit skeptical that it was completely hand done, but indeed it is, ink and watercolor and very fine! What an gorgeous grasshopper, and what a luminous and evocative melon upon which it is munching! Emblematic of the late 19th early 20th c. obsession with all things Asian ("Japonisme" in France), the imagery here seems all about good luck and prosperity. The postcard, mailed by