Clare Leighton "Ship Building" Signed and Numbered Vintage Wood Engraving antique lidded crock This little sailor--constructed of two

This little sailor--constructed of two real walnuts for head and body

4 3/8" tall x 1 1/2" wide x 2 3/4" deep (at nose

the hardcover book features Illustrations taken from artwork of Japanese painter Sesshu (1420-1506) and comes in a matching slipcase--really lovely packaging in perfect harmony with the content of the book itself

including that little sight at the end of the barrel

and would have been a tourist souvenir

Clare Leighton "Ship Building" Signed and Numbered Vintage Wood Engraving antique lidded crock This little sailor--constructed of twoThis is a striking signed and numbered wood engraving printed in black ink on cream paper by renowned printmaker Clare Leighton (1899 1989). Titled "Ship Building," I know it was created in 1948 as it features in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Indeed, the Art Institute owns Leighton's full series of twelve "New England Industries" prints, of which this is one; others which perfectly exemplify Leighton's lifelong interest in the