Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon signed Japanese fan which seems to fold into

which seems to fold into space

where all secrets would be revealed

and really fun

” is one of my very favorites

actually reminding me a bit of his portrait of Gertrude Stein--as if a this were a portrait of woman looking toward modernity

Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon signed Japanese fan which seems to fold intoTotal joy finding this one, a 19th century handmade Jacob's Ladder, made with a wonderful combination of papers covering the boards, and striped woven ribbons holding them together. Also known as magic tablets and click clack toys, Jacob's ladders are classic folk toys; by holding the top card and flipping it forward, each subsequent card then flips over to the next position, creating a (really quite magical and mesmerizing) cascading illusion. Works