Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet vintage 80s this jug would make a

this jug would make a great vase

Signed on the bottom

and more recently for Pukeberg and Rejmyre glass works

with what appears to be “MM”  “’78” and VT

but I have looked and looked but not been able to find another vase like this

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet vintage 80s this jug would make aThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I