Antique Watercolor Violets Valentine kenyan painting with just a bit of

with just a bit of wear to the sharp edges of the ball in cage at end

2 1/2" wide x 2 1/8" deep x 2 3/8" tall and in very good vintage condition

What a perfect gift for your favorite farmer

Just a beautiful piece

I had thought it was Chinese

Antique Watercolor Violets Valentine kenyan painting with just a bit ofThe little red heart at upper left feels rather like a distant sun or moon, pulling these violets toward it like a magnet. I think over time there has been some sort of reaction in the purple and green paint, giving the flowers a strange, almost electric radiance that is pretty fantastic. And then "Viola" humbly written in pencil at lower left, which in my imagination names both the flower and the sender of this lovely violet valentine. 5 1 2" x 3 7