Japanese Shoe Maker's Patterns/Templates--Sold Individually drawing practice from which they are long

from which they are long gone

where it will light up the room

but stopped myself in order to share them sooner than later

and even better that it be engraved "1st High Jump" on reverse

Japanese Shoe Maker's Patterns/Templates--Sold Individually drawing practice from which they are longWe l know that these were brought back from Japan many years ago, retrieved from the archive of a shoemakers workshop long since closed. I don't know enough about shoe or boot, I presume construction to read these, but believe the quilt like collaging of silver and gold paper and blue and white fabric marks pieces to be cut and seams to be sewn. I find them just exceptionally beautiful found objects very Japanese and also very contemporary feeling. I