Beautiful Antique Iron Rake-Hoe Head Lake Vanern a symbol of vitality and

a symbol of vitality and prosperity in China

Stenciled coloration

bright and crisp with just a few tiny fleabites around the rim

and found (find) it quite exquisite (and also reminding me of the fancy antique Pennsylvania folk art yarn balls I have been coveting of late)

Beautiful Antique Iron Rake-Hoe Head Lake Vanern a symbol of vitality andSuch a beautiful form, looking rather like a creature on four spindly legs holding up a sign, or, the other way, like a body with antler or antenna, arms raised and legs spread. I believe it is an antique iron garden "rake hoe" head, c. late 19th century, I believe by its scale for a hand held tool; by the early 20th c. these more typically divided into two separate tools. Striking now hung on the wall; the round opening at center is also just the