Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed utensil box but for whatever reason was

but for whatever reason was left as is

7 1/4" long x 5 1/8" deep x 2 3/4" tall

with tiny nicks and scratches all over

made in Japan circa 1940s

Girl with Giant Black Dog and Fairy Lady, 1870 Naive Watercolor Drawing, Framed utensil box but for whatever reason wasImages of girls with their dogs are fast becoming my favorite subject, and I'm definitely charmed by this one, which is wonderfully strange, as if an image from a dream which of course is often what makes children's drawings so compelling, which I believe is what this is. I assume this giant jet black creature is indeed a dog with a big stick in its mouth??? looming larger than life in the maker's imagination; and would guess it is her hat she is