Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture vintage cup and saucer it's just a beautiful thing

it's just a beautiful thing

2 3/4" across at opening

When he posted these I snatched them up immediately--I just think they are extraordinarily beautiful

generally facing the main shrine

then for the tea bag

Emile Bluteau " Man and His Bear" Canadian Folk Art Sculpture vintage cup and saucer it's just a beautiful thingIt seems quite Canadian that it should be a black bear rather than a dog that our man here is so lovingly patting, and the French title "L'Homme avec son ours" (Man with his bear) written on the underside perfectly articulates the best friend status of this particular bear! It's the wonderful work of Emile Bluteau (1931 ?), a well known Quebecois folk artist, who began carving in the late 70s, first birds and then "the human condition in all its moods