German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes folk art horse pull toy I don't know anything about

I don't know anything about this history of this tiny carved pig

I am not entirely certain of the wood

Bowls measure 4 1/4" across at lip

The glaze is a pretty blue with just a hint of green in it

with the gilding around the edges of the dish mostly worn away

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes folk art horse pull toy I don't know anything aboutI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making